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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
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250919T204500
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250930T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125907
CREATED:20250530T081428Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251010T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251010T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20250131T092626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T103643Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - OCTOBER - MILKING GOATS - OUR JOURNEY FROM SMALL HOLDING TO FAMILY BUSINESS
DESCRIPTION:Friday 10th October 2025\, Burwash Common Pavilion\n\nThe Topping Family will share their journey in to making a family business from their milking goats!\n\nRachel and her family will talk all about their journey to keeping milking goats and their new business selling goats milk yogurt and soap.\nThere will be a chance to sample their produce as well as opportunities  to buy on the night too.\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 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-october/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20250506T090339Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T094520Z
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SUMMARY:CHICKENS: MEAT AND EGGS FOR YOUR FAMILY
DESCRIPTION:CHICKEN : MEAT AND EGGS FOR YOUR FAMILY DINNER TABLE \nLe Bresse chickens are said to be the most delicious chicken in the world! They also happen to be good egg layers too!\nLouise and her family have been rearing chicken for their family dinner 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.\nLe Bresse are a slower growing variety than commercial meat chickens which Louise and her family chose specifically for this reason.\nThey also raise their meat organically and their meat will be available to try on the day.\nThis course will give attendees an insight in to how chicken 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.\nThere may also be an opportunity to watch a chicken dispatch and dressing of the bird for the table should you wish.\n\nThis event will be held outside so please dress appropriately for the weather. The event is also held on a working smallholding where animals and machinery will be present. Attendees take responsibility for their own safety at all times. \n\n  \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/chickens-meat-and-eggs-for-your-family/
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251011T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
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SUMMARY:AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALLHOLDING
DESCRIPTION:  \nPerhaps you're about to take over a smallholding? Or are you relatively new to keeping land and animals? If so\, perhaps you feel you'd like to talk the issues through with others in the same boat\, and with someone who's been doing it for a while? If that sounds like you\, then our "Introduction to Smallholding" workshop is just the thing for you. \nCome and spend the afternoon finding out what smallholding entails from a practical perspective\, as you visit this 7 acre plot. Paul Lovatt Smith has been working on the land for over 15 years\, and has a wealth of knowledge that he's happy to share\, including: \n\nHow to get started - we know it's all a bit overwhelming at first\nWhat's involved with the paperwork and legal aspects\, as well as the finances\nA basic overview of keeping poultry\, sheep\, cattle and pigs\nGrowing veg\nMaking hay and growing small-scale cereals\n\nPlease note: \nthis course will be held outdoors (and partly in a barn) - so please do wear suitable outdoors clothing\, bearing in mind that this is England - it may well be cold and damp (or warm and sunny\, boiling and dry\, windy and snowing... you get the picture). \nCan't make this date? Event sold out? Please email our training organiser so that you will be on the list when we run the workshop again. \n  \nNEXT DATE JUST ADDED - - SATURDAY 11TH APRIL 2026 -- PLEASE BOOK TICKETS VIA OUR EVENTS PAGE \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-smallholding-9/
LOCATION:Foxwood\, Hellingly\, Cinderford Lane\, Hellingly\, East Sussex\, BN27 4HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251101T160000
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SUMMARY:SFTG WOOL DAY 2025
DESCRIPTION:SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER 2025\n12-4PM\nSFTG WOOL DAY\nCelebrating All Things Wool!\nOPEN TO ALL INTERESTED IN WOOL PRODUCTION AND CRAFTING \n\n \n\nCLICK HERE TO SEE OUR VIDEO PROMO!\n\n* Expert speakers\n* Come and meet  talented producers of wool products who will be demonstrating their craft and selling their makes\nIncluding: needle felting\, knitting\, peg looms\, spinning\, making knitting wool\, small frame weaving and yarn sales\n* Enjoy the chance to 'have a dabble' at some wool crafts\n* Learning about shearing and wool collection\n* Opportunities to sell fleeces (please bring photos or the fleeces themselves to show potentially interested parties)\n* Make contacts between producers\, makers and sellers of wool products\n* Small farmers will benefit from being educated about the numerous ways that their fleeces can be used\, so that they can explore options for direct sales or even take up the crafts themselves\n\n* Enjoy refreshments (including homemade cake!) in the beautiful surroundings of Burwash Common Pavilion and Recreation Ground\n*Stay for as little or as long as you like\n*Plenty of free parking\n* A wonderful opportunity to pick up some Christmas gifts\n* Special promotions and discounts on the day for SFTG members\n\n\nOrder of the day - timings approximate \n\n12pm - Event opens - Welcome from SFTG committee and introductory talk by Bella Goggin (Researching Farming For Textiles)\n\n12.30pm - Exhibitors demonstrating their crafts\, selling their goods\, talking about how they can use wool and offering opportunities to 'have a go' at their crafts\n\n2.30pm -  Talks about shearing\, raising Shetland sheep for wool and a demonstration of sorting and preparing a fleece\n\n3pm - Exhibitors demonstrating their crafts\, selling their goods\, talking about how they can use wool and offering opportunities to 'have a go' at their crafts\n\n4pm - Event closes\n  \n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/sftg-wool-day-2025/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251114T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
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SUMMARY:2025 AGM
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the committee in the convivial atmosphere of Punnetts Town Village Hall for a great value Friday night out.  The AGM is not only the most important event of the year in terms of the running of the group\, it's also a great social occasion. \nThe ticket price this year is a subsidised £7.50 and includes a welcome drink and a delicious meal prepared by our very own Cat Bush and helpers.  Please email Cat if you have any dietary requirements\, including vegetarian.  catrionabush@gmail.com \nBring your own drinks to go with the meal but we supply the rest. \nDoors open at 6.00 pm.  The formalities will start at 7pm with a review of the group's activities over the last year at and our plans for the next one.  We'll also be voting for the new committee.  This should take about an hour and then we'll eat\, drink and\, with any luck\, be merry!
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/2025-agm/
LOCATION:Village Hall\, Punnetts Town\, Hall\, Battle Road\, Heathfield\, East Sussex\, TN21 9DH\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="GTO":MAILTO:GTO@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260123T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - JANUARY - MASTER WHEELWRIGHT
DESCRIPTION:Friday 23rd January 2026\, Burwash Common Pavilion\n\nDouglas Andrews\, will share his journey in to the fascinating and skilled craft of being a wheelwright which saw him named as a Master Wheelwright by the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights in conjunction with the City and Guilds of London Institute in 2014!\n \nHere is a little snippet from his website about what he and his team get up to....... \n"As wheelwrights we make and repair all types of wooden wheels and the vehicles they go on.  These include Carts\, Carriages\, Veteran Motor Cars\, Hand Carts\, Wagons\, Drays\, Trollies\, Romany Caravans\, Traction Engine Living Wagons\, Bicycles\, Artillery Pieces\, Wheelbarrows\, Traps and Wagonettes etc. \nWe also make and supply Mill Parts for Mill Wrights and private individuals. \nWe supply and fit solid rubber tyres for Carriage wheels and Victorian Motor Cars. \nWe can also make bespoke furniture. \nWe can make\, paint and erect Oak road side finger posts. \nWe can forge out iron work for the above vehicles and also make Gates and Railings. \nWe have also made repetition items on the copying machine such as Axe and Bill Hook handles. \nWe have made Ash framing parts to pattern for motor car bodies. \nAs traditional wheelwrights most of our wheels are made from English hard woods with an Elm Hub\, Oak Spokes and Ash Felloes. However wheels for specialist applications have been made from different timbers. " \n  \nSo\, as you can see.... he's not that busy!\n  \nThis is sure to be a very interesting talk\, so please do book a ticket\, come in for a drink\, shelter from the January weather with friends and enjoy learning about this heritage craft from an expert.\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 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-january-master-wheelwright/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260131T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260131T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20250506T083214Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T094314Z
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SUMMARY:CREATING BODY PRODUCTS WITH PRODUCE FROM YOUR BEES!
DESCRIPTION:New workshop for 2026!\n  \nMember and expert bee keeper\, Maggi will lead this workshop\non how to use produce from the hive to make body and home products\n\nA relaxing opportunity to enjoy a session using products from the hive\nto make a lovely natural moisturising cream and lip balm\nand have a go at rolling a beeswax candle to take home.\n\n\nAll attendees will be able to take home at least one moisture cream\, a lip balm and a candle.\n\nAn ideal Christmas gift for yourself or a loved one!\nShould you wish to book as a gift\, book a space on our website as normal\, then email gto@sftg.org.uk to request a gift voucher to give to the recipient.\n  \nBurwash Common Pavilion\n31st January 2026\n10am to midday\nRefreshments provided \n  \n\n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/coming-soon-creating-body-products-with-produce-from-your-bees/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260220T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260220T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20251103T145600Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260219T151042Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - FEBRUARY - ASIAN HORNETS
DESCRIPTION:Friday 20th February 2026\nBurwash Common Pavilion\nWARNING: ASIAN HORNETS IN ENGLAND\nProtect our bees and pollinators. Protect our environment.\nAsian hornets have been confirmed in this part of England. They are highly aggressive predators of honeybees and other vital pollinators. \nPaul Lindstrom is an experienced bee keeper and member of The High Weald Bee Keepers Association. \nHis presentation will help you: \nHow to identify one \nWhey they are a threat \nWhat you should do \nYour action matters. Every report helps slow the spread. \nStay vigilant. Report sightings. Protect England's bees and pollinators. \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
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-february-speaker-tbc/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Monthly Meetings,Social Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Simon Bishop":MAILTO:stillyans@me.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260320T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20251103T145802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T174610Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - MARCH - COWS\, METHANE AND HOT AIR
DESCRIPTION:Friday 20th March 2026\, Burwash Common Pavilion\nCOWS\, METHANE AND HOT AIR\nSpeaker: Paul Lovatt-Smith\nHas it ever puzzled you why cows get so much of the blame for global warming? \nDo you question George Monbiot's assertion that eating a leg of lamb causes more greenhouse gas emissions than a flight to New York? \nCome and listed to my theory of why science has got it wrong on this one. \nDoors open 6.30pm for drinks\, nibbles\, chat\, library books and SFTG sale table\nDoors open at 6.30 Talk will start at 7pm\nDoors close 8.45pm\nFREE  to members and just £3 for non-members\n\n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-march-speaker-tbc/
LOCATION:Burwash Common\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Monthly Meetings,Social Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Paul Lovatt-Smith":MAILTO:chair@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260411T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20250828T095117Z
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SUMMARY:AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALLHOLDING - APRIL 2026
DESCRIPTION:  \nPerhaps you're about to take over a smallholding? Or are you relatively new to keeping land and animals? If so\, perhaps you feel you'd like to talk the issues through with others in the same boat\, and with someone who's been doing it for a while? If that sounds like you\, then our "Introduction to Smallholding" workshop is just the thing for you. \nCome and spend the afternoon finding out what smallholding entails from a practical perspective\, as you visit this 7 acre plot. Paul Lovatt Smith has been working on the land for over 15 years\, and has a wealth of knowledge that he's happy to share\, including: \n\nHow to get started - we know it's all a bit overwhelming at first\nWhat's involved with the paperwork and legal aspects\, as well as the finances\nA basic overview of keeping poultry\, sheep\, cattle and pigs\nGrowing veg\nMaking hay and growing small-scale cereals\n\nPlease note: \nthis course will be held outdoors (and partly in a barn) - so please do wear suitable outdoors clothing\, bearing in mind that this is England - it may well be cold and damp (or warm and sunny\, boiling and dry\, windy and snowing... you get the picture). \nCan't make this date? Event sold out? Please email our training organiser so that you will be on the list when we run the workshop again. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-smallholding-april-2026/
LOCATION:Foxwood\, Hellingly\, Cinderford Lane\, Hellingly\, East Sussex\, BN27 4HL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Training Courses
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260417T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260417T204500
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - APRIL - ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL
DESCRIPTION:Friday 17th April 2026\nBurwash Common Pavilion\nALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL\nKirsty will talk to us about the history of Fairfield House Vets\, which has been in existence for over 70 years. She will share her experiences as a vet over the years and bring along some interesting pieces of equipment for you to see.\n \nFairfield House Vets have been caring for animals in Sussex for over sixty years\, combining the traditional values of a long established independent veterinary practice with the up to date knowledge of an experienced and vibrant staff. \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
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-april-all-creatures-great-and-small/
LOCATION:Burwash Common\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Monthly Meetings,Social Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Simon Bishop":MAILTO:stillyans@me.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260418T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260211T211511Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T211511Z
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SUMMARY:Lambing Morning
DESCRIPTION:Come and visit the Lambing shed...\nSimon & Rachael are Lambing their flock of 30 Ewes during April.\nVisiting a lambing shed can be a delightful and educational experience! You may have the opportunity to observe the birthing process\, see adorable new born lambs\, and learn about the care and management of sheep during this critical period.\nYou may have the chance to help feed the lambs and learn about the care they need to thrive.\nSafety Note\, this event is not suitable if you are pregnant
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/lambing-morning-2/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Simon Bishop":MAILTO:stillyans@me.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260425T163000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260224T220345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T220345Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Kitchen Gardening
DESCRIPTION:Get the most out of your veg garden!\n\nNot only will you learn how to grow veg for delicious year-round harvest\, but you'll also get to learn practical methods for how to get the very best from your veg plants. Learn from a gardener with decades of experience in growing vegetables: SFTG's Jenny Huggett\, who many of you will know from our regular Friday evening meetings\, open farm days and annual picnics. \nAlthough she wouldn’t tell you so herself\, the chances are that if Jenny doesn’t know the answer to a question\, then it probably doesn’t have an answer. \nIn this course\, you’ll learn about such topics as: \n\nWhat to plant for year-round fresh or stored vegetables\, and when to plant it\nWhich vegetable varieties to grow\, including what works well in this area (and what doesn’t!)\nCaring for your vegetable plants\nFeeding the soil so as to get the most from it\nThe benefits of no-dig gardening\nHow best to avoid pests without chemicals\nCompanion planting – which plants will help each other\, and which will hinder?\nSeed saving\n\nTea\, coffee and homemade cake will be served afterwards\, giving the group time to talk and ask questions. \nSpecial offer: A free vegetable plant for every attendee to take home and nurture!
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/introduction-to-kitchen-gardening/
LOCATION:Oast house\, Sandy Cross Lane\, Heathfield\, East Sussex\, TN21 8QP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Training Courses
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ORGANIZER;CN="GTO":MAILTO:GTO@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260506T170000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260323T083447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T083815Z
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SUMMARY:Meet The Members
DESCRIPTION:  \nCome and meet our long standing member Jenny Cloke.\nJenny lives near Hellingly on a 45 acre smallholding and your are invited to join her for a walk around her farm and to discuss how she manages her land and livestock \nJenny has a flock of pedigree Lleyn sheep that will have been lambing throughout April. She will explain how she handles lambing her ewes and her management of the flock throughout the seasons \nTea and Cake ( an important ingredient for any farm meeting ) will be available after the walk. \nJenny often has some sock lambs that need bottle feeding at around 4:30. \nThis is a members only event with limited spaces so please book early. \nPlease do not bring dogs to this event \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/meet-the-members/
LOCATION:Jenny Cloke\, The Oast Farmhouse\, Hellingly\, East Sussex\, BN27 4EB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members only events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Simon Bishop":MAILTO:stillyans@me.com
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260515T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20251103T150056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T222250Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - MAY - LOST WOODS OF THE LOW WEALD AND DOWNS PROJECT - BOB EPSOM
DESCRIPTION:Lost Woods of the Low Weald and Downs\nSpeaker: Bob Epsom\nFriday 15th May 2026\nBurwash Common Pavilion\nThe Lost Woods project is bringing local people together to learn about\, explore\, and care for woods across the Low Weald and Downs. It is funded for 5 years by the National Lottery Heritage Fund and is run by four partners: The Woodland Trust\, Action in Rural Sussex\, Small Woods and the Sussex Wildlife Trust. \nThe presentation will include where to go to find advice on managing existing woods and trees in farms and options for integrating more trees into the farmed landscape. \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 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-may-speaker-tbc/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Monthly Meetings,Social Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260516T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260327T123717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T131955Z
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SUMMARY:An Introduction to Smallholding - May 2026
DESCRIPTION:AN INTRODUCTION TO SMALLHOLDING\nHope Springs Smallholding\, Chiddingly\n16th May 2026 2-4pm\nPerhaps you're about to take over a smallholding? Or are you relatively new to keeping land and animals? If so\, perhaps you feel you'd like to talk the issues through with others in the same boat\, and with someone who's been doing it for a while? If that sounds like you\, then our "Introduction to Smallholding" workshop is just the thing for you. \nCome and spend the afternoon finding out what smallholding entails from a practical perspective. \n\nHow to get started - we know it's all a bit overwhelming at first\nWhat's involved with the paperwork and legal aspects\, as well as the finances\nA basic overview of keeping poultry\, sheep\, cattle and pigs\nGrowing veg\nMaking hay and growing small-scale cereals\n\n \nPlease note: \nthis course will be held outdoors (and partly in a barn) - so please do wear suitable outdoors clothing\, bearing in mind that this is England - it may well be cold and damp (or warm and sunny\, boiling and dry\, windy and snowing... you get the picture). \nCan't make this date? Event sold out? Please email our training organiser so that you will be on the list when we run the workshop again. \n 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/an-introduction-to-smallholding-may-2026/
LOCATION:Hope Springs\, Honeywick Lane\, Chiddingly\, BN8 6ET\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:SFTG Training Courses
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260523
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260128T113441Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260309T173836Z
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SUMMARY:Heathfield Show 2026
DESCRIPTION:Heathfield Show 2026\nSaturday 23rd May 2026\nTottingworth Farm\, Broad Oak\, Heathfield TN21 8UE \nCome and find us in Education marquee! \nwww.heathfieldshow.org
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/heathfield-show-2026/
LOCATION:HEATHFIELD
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20251103T150137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T111718Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - JUNE - Ashdown Forest: Past\, present\, and future
DESCRIPTION:ASHDOWN FOREST: Past\, present\, and future\nBeth Morgan and Ash Walmsley\nFriday 19th June 2026\, Fairwarp Village Hall\nOff Nursery Lane\, Fairwarp TN22 3BP\nAshdown Forest is a living time capsule of the culture and history of our county and nation. The internationally important heathland that the Conservators care for\, alongside the woodlands\, represent generations of human activity. At the heart of the Forest's ecosystem is grazing by wild and domestic animals that\, alongside woodland clearance\, created the original Forest landscape. Join Ashdown Forest's Head of Countryside\, Ash Walmsley\, and Head of Engagement\, Beth Morgan\, as they take you on a virtual tour of this special landscape\, its wildlife\, its people\, and its diverse calendar of activities\, sharing how its past has shaped the Forest we know and love today. \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 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-june-speaker-tbc/
LOCATION:Fairwarp Village Hall\, Nursery Lane\, Fairward\, TN22 3BP
CATEGORIES:SFTG Monthly Meetings
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ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260911T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20251103T150236Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251103T150236Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - SEPTEMBER - SPEAKER TBC
DESCRIPTION:Friday 11th September 2026\, Burwash Common Pavilion\n\nSAVE THE DATE! \n\nMORE DETAILS AND TICKET RELEASE TO FOLLOW IN DUE COURSE \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 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-september-speaker-tbc/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Louise Dainty-Woodham":MAILTO:gto@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260913T160000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260128T101602Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T101602Z
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SUMMARY:Bring and Share Picnic 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our Annual Picnic -  this year's venue will be confirmed soon. \nIt's 'Bring-and-Share\, so bring either a savoury\, sweet or salad dish to share with everyone.  You can bring some of your own produce -  many people do! \nIt's a great chance to meet and socialise with other SFTG members share tips and advice. \nTea and coffee is provided. \nPlease bring your own cutlery\, plates\, glasses\, drinks and chairs.  Please label your dishes\, for people with dietary needs. \nSorry\, no dogs. \nPlease RSVP using the form below.
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/bring-and-share-picnic-2026/
LOCATION:TBC\, East Sussex\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members only events
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ORGANIZER;CN="GTO":MAILTO:GTO@sftg.org.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T183000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261016T204500
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20251103T150326Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260205T210104Z
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SUMMARY:FRIDAY NIGHT TALK - OCTOBER - Managing Wild Deer in the High Weald
DESCRIPTION:Friday 16th October 2026\, Burwash Common Pavilion\nManaging Wild Deer in the High Weald \nWhy are deer so important to the High Weald? \nWhat problems are caused by excessive numbers of deer? \nWithout natural predators\, how do we manage deer numbers and impact? \nWhat types of deer are we dealing with? \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 
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/friday-night-talk-october-speaker-tbc/
LOCATION:Burwash Common\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261120T220000
DTSTAMP:20260406T125908
CREATED:20260128T104734Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T204446Z
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SUMMARY:SFTG 2026 AGM
DESCRIPTION:You are invited to join the committee at Punnetts Town Village Hall for our AGM followed by a tasty meal... \nThis is a great value Friday night out.  The AGM is not only the most important event of the year in terms of the running of the group\, it's also a great social occasion. \nBring your own drinks to go with the meal but we supply the rest. \nDoors open at 6.00 pm.  The formalities will start at 7.00pm with a review of the group's activities over the last year at and our plans for the next one.  We'll also be voting for the new committee. \nThis should take about an hour and then we'll eat\, drink and - with any luck\, be merry! \nPut the date in your diary and watch this space... tickets will go on sale later in the year!
URL:https://sftg.org.uk/event/sftg-2026-agm/
LOCATION:Village Hall\, Punnetts Town\, Hall\, Battle Road\, Heathfield\, East Sussex\, TN21 9DH\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="GTO":MAILTO:GTO@sftg.org.uk
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