CURRENT EVENTS
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1 January 2010
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Please note membership renewal is due from 1st January. £12 single membership; £20 joint membership. Contact Lis Heriz-Smith for more information.
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17 February
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Traditional Orchards. Bob Baxter gave an illustrated talk about the “Lynsted Community Orchard” and speakers from Mid Kent Downs Country Partnership and Kent Downs AONB presented on “Our Traditional Orchards: Heritage, Horticulture and Habitat”. REPORT that includes a request for help identifying all traditional fruit orchards
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10th March
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8pm: “Archeaology on your doorstep”. An illustrated talk by Paul Smith about recent excavations at Perry Wood. Venue: Greenstreet Methodist Chapel
Entrance: Members free; non-members £3.
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24th April
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7pm: The Thomas Clark Quire group will present an evening of musical performance from the Georgian period composed in Kent or associated with Kent church or chapel performance. Appropriately, this concert will take place in Lynsted Church. Tickets available soon and will include Georgian period refreshments and nibbles during the interval. More information ....
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1st May
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LOCAL HISTORY MORNINGS: First Society Archiving Day: Lynsted Church Community Room (Centre of Lynsted Village). We will host an Open Morning for anyone with photos, slides, and documents of the Parish and surrounding area to help create a permanent record of recent history for future generations to enjoy. We would welcome participation by anyone, who reads this notice and who has a connection with the Parish. A computer and document scanner will be at hand to make copies of photos and documents. More details to follow.
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15th May
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All morning: Second Society Archiving Day: Greenstreet Methodist Church (Lynsted Lane, just off the A2). We will host an Open Morning for anyone with photos, slides, and documents of the Parish and surrounding area to help create a permanent record of recent history for future generations to enjoy. We would welcome participation by anyone, who reads this notice and who has a connection with the Parish. A computer and document scanner will be at hand to make copies of photos and documents. More details to follow
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30th May
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2 p.m. - Guided Walk in managed coppice woodland locally to learn about game bird management from a local gamekeeper.
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Late June/Early July
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Visit to unspoilt chalk-land flower meadow near Battle - Numbers will be restricted to around 20 people because of access restrictions to this delicate and colourful environment. The land is sloping and the walk will take between 1.5 and 2 hours. So book early once we have the date confirmed. We shall also encourage car sharing, so even if you don’t have access to a car on the day, seats should be available by arrangement.
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18th September
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The Society annual bus trip thanks to the continuing generosity of David Powell and his vintage double-decker bus. We are currently exploring ideas for destinations and/or routes. Please let us know if you have suggestions.
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22nd October tbc
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AGM and guest speaker. Watch this spot as we hope to invite a fascinating speaker and topic........
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For more Events visit these important websites:
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAIN TO BECOME A DORMOUSE SURVEYOR?
THE KENT MAMMAL GROUP ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS (pdf link)
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SOCIETY MEMBER IDEAS FOR
FUTURE EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
- Study of Moths - Trapping for identification (and releasing, of course).
- History of the Hop Industry in Kent. (Seek speaker from Museum of Kent Life and/or Shepherd Neame?
- Rural Craft Fair - perhaps including and invitation to local craftspeople to demonstrate and sell their wares?
- Astronomy evening - are there any members or their friends that could help arrange this? Is light pollution in our parish too severe for astronomy? Even without practical demonstrations, are there any good speakers to help us make sense of our skies? We have found some interesting websites, but a speaker would be better!
- Tree Dressing.
- History of Chatham Dockyard
- Visit to Archbishop’s Palace, Charing
- Poetry reading (in the Church) - presentation by one experienced reader or people bring their own favourites.
- “Reading your church” (Lynsted)
- Ancient Agricultural Buildings
Potential ideas gleaned from the Kent History Federation List
- History of Pub Signs (Donation to Kent Air Ambulance)
- Kent Ghosts
- Kent Agriculture
- Windmills of Kent - we have the remains of one in Lynsted Village!
- The Rural Scene after 1740
- Kent at War
- A Look at Changing Village Life
- 50 Years of Rescue Work across Kent
RESEARCH IDEAS
- Social history gleaned from your records and recollections
- Wildlife Monitoring - e.g. bats; fungi; lichens; birds.
- Research Barns and agricultural buildings
- Historical Survey of Greenstreet - census-based
If you have other ideas for speakers, events and research
Please contact us
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