1 April 2011

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EAST Grinstead’s long history and architectural heritage are worthy of care by present and future generations, and so The East Grinstead Society was founded in 1968 as an independent unit to improve the town’s amenities and to protect its buildings and environs.

Members are mainly residents interested in the town’s quality of life and concerned for its future. The Society is a registered charity (No. 257870) and member of the Federation of Sussex Amenity Societies. It has a Constitution and is led by a committee elected annually by its members.

Meetings scheduled for the coming months are listed below and new members are always welcome. For more details about the Society see their website at http://www.eastgrinsteadsociety.org

6 April 6th: Spring Garden Tour, with tea at cost, led by the head gardener of Gravetye Manor
Maximum 16 places – reservations on 01342 321525.

15 April: Scattered squalor Downland homes
Unregulated housing along coastal South Downs between the wars by Geoffrey Mead

23 April: Town and country heritage – West Hoathly to East Grinstead
1pm Walk from St Margarets Parish Church, West Hoathly led by Christopher Wheatley.
For help with transport call 01342 321525.

1 May at 2.30pm: 19th & 20th century East Grinstead – Town Trail 2
A guided walk starting from the High Street War Memorial led by Angela Cole. For further information call 01342 321525.

2 May 10am: May Fair – Society stall in High Street
A chance to buy secondhand books, homemade jams, cakes and the Societys publications

20 May: The Balcombe Tunnel murder
by James Gardener.

28 May: Stained glass and convent architecture
At the Ashdown Park Hotel, Speldhurst and Tudeley, with pub lunch. Reservations/details on 01342 321525.

12 June: East Grinsteads Victorian heritage – Town Trail 3
At 2.30pm, a walk starting from Chequer Mead Arts Centre, led by Christopher Wheatley. For further information call 01342 321525.

17 June: The third Earl of Sheffield and his passion for cricket
by Brian Tester