The Beacon August 2013 - Beacon Parish of Ditchling, Streat ...

Admission £3 for all 3 gardens. All proceeds will go to St Peter & St James
Hospice. There is ample parking in the field opposite the cottages.
Malthouse Farm Garden
Malthouse Farm Garden in Streat Lane will be open under the National Garden
Scheme on 18 th and 20 th August from 2.30 to 5.30. Admission £4.00 children
free. Tea and cakes available. Plants for sale. Post code BN6 8SA.
Sue Hancock
Your questions about Ditchling answered?
Do you want to learn more about our village history and heritage?
Local history: Families; Religions; Industries; House occupation; Arts and
Buildings; Agriculture; Births, Marriages, Deaths; Burials and Memorials.
Can you contribute to our knowledge of Ditchling? Ditchling History Project
members will try to help you discover the answers to your questions. We have
village census returns, parish registers and a mass of other data on-line to help
you research the answers. Maybe we can learn from you too and if you have any
photos or documentation you're prepared to show us bring them along.
Why not come to our drop-in centre in the White Horse Restaurant every second
Wednesday afternoon of the month, the next one being Wednesday August 14 th
from 2 to 5pm? You will be very welcome.
Tom Dufty
60s Music Evening in Ditchling
Saturday October 26, 7.30pm, Ditchling Village Hall
Following the last four years’ sell-out 60s music discos in Ditchling Village Hall,
we are repeating the event on October 26 featuring, as before, a top Brighton DJ
and all those great bands of the 60s decade.
You can dance to the Rolling Stones, Beatles, Kinks, Supremes, Manfred Mann
and all your favourites and help raise money for a wildlife charity (see below) at
the same time.
Tickets cost the same as the last two years, just £12, including light
refreshments. A well-stocked bar will be available, but you can bring your own
drinks if you prefer. As numbers are strictly limited, it is advisable to book your
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