Winchelsea

Fawkes Fun: Since it was formed a year ago the Guy Fawkes Society has skyrocketed in its social attainments. Hosting a range of entertaining events in the town which include Morris Dancing, Murder Mystery and the Bastille Auction of Promises, as well as the firework display and procession on Bonfire Night. The first event for this year is a free social evening of live folk music at the New Inn on Saturday February 9th. This will be from 6.30 to 8.30pm and everybody is invited to come along and hear some popular melodies by the 8-piece Sea Road Scratch Band.

Garden News: The Garden Society’s Annual General Meeting will be held in the Court Hall this Saturday February 9th at 10am. If you did not renew your Society membership at the January Lecture on the World Garden at Lullingstone Castle, there will be another chance to do so at the AGM and the cost for the year is £5. This year the Society is planning some full-day excursions to the Royal Horticultural Society gardens as well as visits to local gardens, nurseries and other sites of interest. The next event for your diary is on Thursday March 21st when Chris O’Donoghue will be giving a talk on ‘Behind the Scenes at Chelsea’.

Book Signing: On Saturday February 9th non-fiction author Tina Brown will be doing a book signing from 11am at Rye Bookshop and Literary Society members are welcome to attend. Tina created the Hastings Old Town Ghost Walk in 1993 which she retired from in 2015 and has written multiple books on a variety of subjects including the paranormal and a secret history of Hastings and St Leonards.