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SUMMARY:ASHBURNHAM TOUR AND SOUP SUPPER - MEMBERS ONLY EVENT
DESCRIPTION:Join member Jules as he gives a tour of Ashburnham Place\,\nthe wonderful grounds\nand its beautiful kitchen garden\n  \nJules and his family live and work on this stunning estate and have offered a bespoke\, members only evening for SFTG members with a behind the scenes look at the workings of the kitchen garden as well as an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful surroundings Asburnham has to offer. Following the tour\, there will be a soup making session using vegetables grown on the estate with a shared soup supper to conclude.\n\nThis is an opportunity not to be missed\n Prepare for kitchen garden envy\, delicious food and friendly company!\nWonderful!\n  \nWWW.ASHBURNHAM.ORG.UK\n  \nTickets just £7.50 each\n(includes tour\, soup making experience and supper!)\n  \nTICKETS AVAILABLE UNTIL FRIDAY 29TH AUGUST\n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/ashburnham-place-tour-and-soup-supper-tickets-available-soon/
LOCATION:Ashburnham Place\, Ashburnham Christian Trust\, Ashburnham Place\, Battle\, TN33 9NF\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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SUMMARY:HONEY EXTRACTION WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Join members and group experts\, Ben and Maggi Pratt in their honey room for\nan evening workshop all about honey extraction.\n  \nYou will need your apron and the willingness to get sticky as Ben and Maggi go through the extraction process with you; share their expert hints and tips for successful harvesting and talk through ways to use the products harvested for optimum results. For this occasion\, they have saved a hive super just for us to work with. Come and see the incredible magic of nature produced by a colony of bees.\nBen and Maggi have been keeping bees for many\, many years and are very well respected as experts in their field in the 'bee community'. We are incredibly fortunate to have their skill set as part of our group and this opportunity to 'pick their brains' and see inside their own honey room is one not to be missed!\nTickets are available now and are limited to just 10\, giving you plenty of opportunities to ask your own questions and get a really personalised experience.\nThis workshop is suitable for those new to and experienced in bee keeping.\nMember tickets are being subsidised by SFTG and are only £10 - get them whilst you can!\n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/honey-extraction-workshop/
LOCATION:The Retreat\, Woodside Way\, Hailsham\, East Sussex\, BN27 3PF\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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SUMMARY:GROWING YOUR OWN FLOWERS FOR DISPLAY - TALK AND WORKSHOP
DESCRIPTION:Member and local florist\, Becky\, will lead a workshop on floral arranging and a talk about what you can grow at home in order to have your own beautiful displays\nCourse content to include:\n* Annual Flowers - what to grow\, when and how to sow\, planting out\, plus harvesting\n* Jam jar posy arrangements (including making one to take home using Becky's beautiful home grown flowers)\n* How to create a hand tied bouquet using your garden flowers\n  \nCome along and spend an evening learning about how to grow your own flowers to display in your home or gift to others. Each participant will take away a beautiful posy in a jar at the end of the evening (all materials included) which they will have created with Becky's expert guidance. Enjoy tea and cake too - maybe even a glass of fizz as you enjoy time with other flower lovers! No previous experience required\, just a desire to have a go and learn more about what you grow at home.\n  \nThis event will take place on a working smallholding with animals and machinery. All attendees take responsibility for themselves whilst at the event. Please dress appropriately for the weather/venue as the event will be held under gazebos and will go ahead in all weathers as long as it is safe to do so. \n\n  \nTHURSDAY 11TH SEPTMBER 2025\n6.30 - 8.30pm\nChiddingly\n\n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/growing-your-own-flowers-for-display-talk-and-workshop/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250919T183000
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - RURAL CRIME
DESCRIPTION:Friday 19th September 2025\, Burwash Common Pavilion\n\nRURAL CRIMES TALK - LED BY SUSSEX POLICE\n  \nSussex Police's rural crime unit will be coming to speak to us about the best ways to keep our small holdings\, farms and country homes safe; ways to secure machinery and other farm/home steading equipment and educate us on how thieves operate in rural communities.\nThis evening will be invaluable for anyone new or old to farming/smallholding/rural living.\nThere will also be opportunities for questions and seeking advice.\nI don't know if they have a police tractor that they can bring - but I will ask!\n  \n  \n  \nDoors open 6.30pm for drinks\, nibbles\, chat\, library books and SFTG sale table \nTalk from 7pm \nDoors close 8.45pm \nFREE  to members and just £3 for non-members \n  \n\n  \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-september/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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SUMMARY:QUAIL: MEAT AND EGGS FOR YOUR FAMILY
DESCRIPTION:QUAIL MEAT AND EGGS FOR YOUR FAMILY DINNER TABLE \n  \nQuail are an inexpensive\, low maintenance\, space saving animal that provide wonderful eggs but also taste absolutely delicious if reared for meat! \nLouise and her family have been rearing quail for their family diner table now for a few years and are keen to show others how they organise their flock and how it provides them with food for their family. \nThis course will give attendees an insight in to how quail can provide a valuable food source for your family. The course will include all the information you need about incubation of eggs\, rearing young and keeping a breeding family. There will also be an opportunity to watch a quail dispatch and dressing of the bird for the table should you wish\, as well as some freshly cooked quail to try. \nSubject to dates and incubation windows\, you should be able to see quail at all stages of growing too. \n  \n \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/quail-meat-and-eggs-for-your-family/
LOCATION:Broom Cottage\, Broom Cottage\, Westdown Lane\, Burwash Common\, TN19 7JT\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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