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Hi Everyone

What a beautiful morning- Enjoy your gardens ! (great for Butterflies)

Just sharing that today the lovely Bexhill garden club have their large summer flower show in Bexhill at St Augustine's Church hall Bexhill - ref www.https://bexhill-gardening-club.lovable.app -which I thought some of you may like to know about

(I have tried to download their poster but it would not download in the format sent to me to copy to you earlier sadly, so sorry for this very late sharing)

Many of their members attend most of our events and they are such a pleasant, welcoming and lovely friendly club.

Also today is the last day to send in the Butterfly sightings for the Butterfly conservation societies' Big Butterfly Count so please try to help them obtain fuller details of the country's numbers and species of these beauties to record all of current Native Butterflies that we have in this country.

All they ask is to try to spot them and record them for just 15mins on a sunny day - which we have in abundance today!

Read the website for full, details and to record sightings direct. Great fun - if you get a chance. I so love them!

www.https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org

This links into our lovely talk so well that we have organised for members - and all, that wish to attend re our "Native Butterflies" to be held on 19th August at Battle Cemetery at 1.30pm( see poster) from Michael Blencowe wildlife expert

We still have spaces

If you know of anyone else who would like to come along please share.

I have also re- sent here a copy of the list of Butterflies, so far seen at this site /meadow ; (but I have seen many others there too- many times myself which is so great to observe and I will confirm that to them also)

I do so hope we get a sunny day and can identify more Butterflies on this pretty meadow site for us all to enjoy (and to add the Cemetery's list!)

We still have spaces for attendance and this is open to all

FREE to members and just £5 for guests

Please share to your friends and family soon - thanks so much indeed

( NOTE Should it rain this will still take part as the talk is held indoors in the hall - so please do not be put off)

All Best Wishes

Many thanks and enjoy this lovely sunny weather that we have today whatever you are doing

Mary B x

Please ring Alan for further details and to book a place, as we require to know numbers for the refreshments very shortly - thanks 07870525441

Hello all of you

Hoping this e-mail finds you well and happy and you are having a good summer

I am in touch further today, as we have to call a LAST time here for people to come to our event - The Native Butterfly talk and small field trip at Battle Cemetery Marley Lane Battle. ( Poster below)

This site was chosen as it is a site of Nature Conservation (SNCI) and has some very pretty meadows and is well kempt and loved.

The talk is set for for 19th August

Meet there at 1.30pm Light refreshments and will be offered after.

We have sadly had such a very poor response from Members to come along to this /book that I am left feeling we may have no choice but to cancel this event which is very disappointing.

It will be so informative, interesting and enjoyable ;as Alan and I have attended a previous talk with the speaker Michael Blencowe. He is an excellent and well accredited

I would be so grateful if some of you can come along and please let me know by Tuesday 12th Thank you at the latest.

Everyone is welcome to come along so please let me know if you or non-members would like to attend

I would so love to keep this talk going ahead but if we do not get adequate numbers we will have no choice but to cancel which is a great shame as it will be so good

This and all our event are set up for members FREE of charge and if any non- members wish to attend the donation charge will be just £5 each ( payable on the day.

Thank you all and so hope to hear from you

Ring Alan to confirm or e-mail me from this webpage without further delay

Please support us as I work hard to arrange all these events for you to enjoy

Hello to you all

We had a really lovely, happy visit to the private garden at Icklesham; as planned on Tuesday and luckily the weather remained dry.

It is a beautiful garden with wonderful plants and views and such lovely owners who welcomed us so well The refreshments were delicious!

We were so pleased that we could attend, but sad that there were not more members or guests with us. Oliver has added photos taken on the day to the website - take a look.

May I also remind you all ; once more that our next organised event will be our talk on Butterflies to be held on 19th August 1.30 prompt, at Battle Cemetery (located in Marley lane.)

We have Michael Blencowe; Naturalist/Author / Wildlife expert coming along to offer you all a detailed talk and full illustrations about our native Butterflies

Further alongside this talk he plans to hold a small field trip there where we will be walking around the small meadows on site We hope to be able to identify many butterfly/moth species there (we so hope to have sunshine!)

We would value your support and please share this detail ( Poster attached below) amongst your family/friends as we would love lots to attend. ALL WELCOME

Members are FREE and just £5 for any visitors

There will be light refreshments included

Come along and enjoy. Make your own way there please parking nearby.

If anyone would like to come but have no transport, please can you call Alan to discuss. 07870525441

Thank you so much indeed and hope many of you will come along

Look forward to seeing many of you

Enjoy the rest of our Summer and hope the sun continues to shine

Mary B x

Hello Everyone

Looking forward to seeing those of you that have booked to come on our garden visit with us on Tuesday 29th July - this week ! Parking at the house and we will be there at 10.30 Refreshments will be served

We have space for a few more people so please share with friends and let us know if any would like to come with us

FREE to members and £5 for guests ALL VERY WELCOME

The PC is TN36 4AS See you there !

I am pleased to let you all know that we have been to Rotherview Nursery in Hastings recently ; who have a wonderful selection of good quality plants for sale. Their speciality are Alpines, Perennials, Ferns and Shrubs They also sell Compost , The owner has kindly offered our members 10% off any plants (not compost etc)with presentation of a membership card.

Great news ! Also I am more than happy to make a visit to the Nursery in future if anyone would like to attend ; as the owner has said she could do a talk and display of their beautiful Alpine gardens that they make which has won them Gold at Chelsea FS and other major shows over the years ! Let me know if any of you would like me to arrange a visit one afternoon before the summer has gone !

Also the Roger's family run "Ed's Nursery at Staplecross and stock wonderful plants and trees etc there.

They hold a stall each Saturday at Battle Market on a Saturday morning on market square and have kindly offered us a 15% discount for members at presentation of a membership card for purchasers made at the Market , which is so good of them. Please take at look at the high quality stock they always have there.

Finally would anyone like to come along to the wonderful talk and small field trip re Butterflies in Battle on 19th August ? Not one member has booked as yet but it is a FREE visit for members and £5 for guests and ALL ARE VERY WELCOME to attend Light Refreshments will be part of the deal.

Hoping to get some feedback and interest for all above which have been arranged especially for you all ,as part of the society for your pleasure and interests.

Posters /details attached

Hoping to hear from you soon as you will appreciate I always require numbers for these events.

Thank you so much

Mary B

ps You can see the Butterflies that have visited Battle Cemetery below Lets hope we see these and many more Pray for sunshine! x

Hello to you all

The rain did finally come - good news for the gardens and water butts . Also easier to sleep!

Just a reminder that we look forward to our visit to Broad Street House garden on the 29th July at Icklesham Meet 10.30

We still have spaces for a few more to join us so if anyone is interested please be in touch ( pls share this detail)

It is a very pretty private garden with many interesting features so this will be a lovely trip

Sally; the owner is kindly providing light refreshments included in this visit also.

This is a FREE event for members and just £5 for guests who are very welcome

Details

Broad Street House Broad Street Ickelsham TN364AS Meet at the garden 10.30 Please car share if poss. Parking at the house.

Let me know if any one else would like to come with us and see you all there!

Thank you

Mary B