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Spring is in the air and it’s time to think about flowers and planting for this summer’s Britain in Bloom entry for Limpsfield! This year, the theme is ‘Harmony’ and colours are pastel shades of pink, blues, purples and whites. Continue reading “Britain in bloom 2017 keeps harmony and hedgehogs in Limpsfield!”
St Peter’s Church Parish News is 30 years old this year. Whether you’re a member of the St Peter’s congregation, a staunch atheist, or somewhere in between, the little Parish News magazine that pops through the letterbox at the beginning of every season always contains interesting articles, what’s on and valuable info on community goings-on. Continue reading “Limpsfield Parish News – 30 Years Young!”
Limpsfield dance teacher Tarryn Leigh Owen took 19 of her Surrey Dance School pupils to London to dance in their ballet exams. All the dancers received either Distinctions (80-100 per cent) or Merits (over 70 per cent). Continue reading “Surrey Dance School pupils triumph in ballet exams”
Continue reading “Chat with Limpsfield’s Domestic-Chef, aka Chef Normski”
Next Saturday, 4th March 2017, Limpsfield will be filled with the sound of high energy, big band jazz as St Peter’s Hall hosts the popular JetStream Jazz band. Proceeds from the bar will go to Moor House School & College. The JetStream Jazz Band is dedicated to providing energetic and fun performances of big band chart sounds and promises something for everyone. Continue reading “Don’t Miss: JetStream Jazz Big Band – next Saturday in Limpsfield”
Tomorrow, Wednesday (22 February), the Limpsfield Decorative & Fine Arts Society will host renowned archeologist Louise Schofield for a fascinating lecture on temples, tombs and treasures. The former British Museum curator who has carried out many excavations in Ethiopia is also a director of the Tigray Trust.
The lectures take place tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd Feb at 2.30PM and 8PM in St Peter’s Hall. Guests welcome. Continue reading “Don’t miss: Temples, Tombs and Treasures at Limpsfield Arts Society”
If you’ve ever wondered why there’s a Mill Lane and Mill Cottages on Limpsfield Chart, but were afraid to ask… well, it is the site of the Chart Mill which stood on the Chart until 1925. According to OckleyWindmill‘s history on Surrey mills, the mill on Limpsfield Chart was built around 1817 and is unique among Surrey’s mills, because it was the only one to have clockwise sweeps…apparently most mills sweep anti-clockwise… Continue reading “Flashback Friday: Chart Windmill, Limpsfield Chart”
Who knew we had a beautiful plant named after us and it’s in flower right now? The more knowledgable of the gardening types around these parts have most likely known for ages, but for those who didn’t know, meet the Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’, a gorgeous evergreen shrub that hails from the Himalayas. Continue reading “Meet Daphne bholua ‘Limpsfield’ – our very own shrub!”