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Have you ever seen a kingfisher?  Last year on a visit to Wakehurst members saw kingfishers feeding their young.  Another visit to Wakehurst with a guided tour of the Loder Valley has been organised and, hopefully, the kingfishers  will once again be active.   If you wish to join us  please complete the  Wakehurst application form Cost is £6 plus entry to Wakehurst, £12.50 if you are not a member of the National Trust Kew, or have a Wakehurst season ticket.  Closing date 24^th May.  Full details and application form with your secretary.

SOUTH OF ENGLAND SHOW 2013 - AROUND THE WORLD There are classes for everyone with plenty of scope to use your imagination.

Full details of the various classes.

 VISIT TO DENMAN COLLEGE 2013  If you have never been to Denman, what better way to experience it than with friends and fellow members. Grace Brady, our Denman Ambassador, would be pleased to come to your WI meeting with more information, some beautiful pictures of the College and to answer any questions you may have. Contact HQ for her details.

Denman Visit 2013 List of Courses for the 2013 Federation Visit to Denman.

Full Details of the courses.

EAST SUSSEX RECORDS OFFICE WILL MOVE TO THE KEEP. Anne Stamper, NFWI Honorary Archivist and President of Ringmer Evening WI, has informed us that the Records Office in Lewes are preparing for the move to the Keep in October this year, a state of the art historical resource centre under construction near Falmer.  The building will also include the library and headquarters of the Sussex Family History Group.  The Keep will house over six miles of archives and historical resources dating back over 900 year, amongst them a number of WI Scrap Books from 1965. 'Bacon pudding and the old feather bed' – Scrapbooks show life in rural East Sussex in 1965