The Friends of Ashdown Forest
Friends Events 2025
Please note that events are free for members, unless stated otherwise. We ask non-members for a small donation of £5.00.
Whatever Happened to Christopher Robin? By Gilly Halcrow
Looking at the life and times of Christopher Robin as he grew up in London and then in Hartfield on the Ashdown Forest. Was he a happy child and adult or did that small English teddy over-shaddow his life; did Christopher Robin feel that his father had climbed upon his shoulders leaving him with nothing but the empty fame of being his son and did he ever find happiness? A look at English life from the 1920s through the eyes of A.A.Milne and his son and, of course, Winnie-the-Pooh. The talk includes a few quotes and poems from Pooh with enchanting slides of the Ashdown Forest and of the family.
Thursday 24th April 2025 at 2 pm. The Education Barn at the Ashdown Forest Centre. Members, please reserve your place on line - it helps us ensure there are enough seats available. Many thanks!
A Nightjar Walk with the Ashdown Forest Bird Group
Thursday 19th June 2025 at 9.00 pm. The Ashdown Forest Bird Group has again invited us to join them on a twilight walk to spot Nightjars on the Forest.
A Guided Tour of Sackville College Almshouse
Founded in 1609 by Robert Sackville, this Almshouse is a splendid example of Jacobean architecture and is still in use as an Almshouse today. The Victorian Warden and hymnologist, the Rev. John Mason Neale, wrote hymns and carols in the Study, including the words for the carol "Good King Wenceslas".
The guided tour, which will last approximately one hour, will include tea, coffee and cake afterwards.
Wednesday 25th June 2025. Meet at 2.00 pm at Sackville College East Grinstead.
Members and non-members £7.50
Some dates for your diary
Details to be confirmed
Wednesday 23rd July
A Tour of Nutley Windmill and Afternoon Tea
Wednesday 10th September
A Bat Talk and Walk with Michael Blencowe
Tuesday 28th October
A Fungi Walk with Martin Allison
Wednesday 12th November
A Talk on the Ashdown Forest Grazing Project with Rich Allum
A nightjar flying over the heads of the group at the 2024 Nightjar Walk
