2003 Archive

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2008 Plans

UPCOMING DATES

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TRAIN TO BECOME A DORMOUSE SURVEYOR? 
THE KENT MAMMAL GROUP ARE SEEKING VOLUNTEERS (pdf link)
FOR THIS BBC SUPPORTED PROJECT

9th April
 Gems of Kent

REPORT: A talk by B.R. Fagg (from the Ancient Monuments Society) on “Gems of Kent”.  Venue: Greenstreet Methodist Church.

Mid May
Recording Gravestones

With the warmer weather upon us, the group of Society Members who are recording the Gravestones of Lynsted Church will start their work again.  If you are interested in joining  this enthusiastic group, please contact Bob or Norma Baxter - 521515

24th May
Members Only Event

7 a.m. Start (yes 7a.m.): Bird spotting and woodland walk near Kingsdown. More Information from Norma Baxter (Events Co-ordinator) - 521515

Saturday 30th August
Vintage Bus Trip

With thanks again to the generosity of David Powell, the Society will be hosting a trip - destination to be confirmed, but we are looking in the direction of Battle if the roads prove suitable.

October
 Society Booklet, AGM and “at Home”

The Committee plan to celebrate 5 years of existence, with your kind support, by publishing a small booklet to coincide with next year’s AGM.   As with previous years, the AGM is usually pretty short, after which we plan an “at home” with presentations, illustrations and reflections about the last five years. . Details to be confirmed.

FOLLOWING OUR 2005 REVIEW OF MEMBERS’ VIEWS

Likely Additional Events and Activities

• Survey of Lichens - Led by Keith Palmer. [included in 2006 programme]
• Study of Moths - Led by Keith Palmer. Trapping for identification (and releasing, of course). [included in 2006 programme]
• Bat Survey - Note: A Bat Survey Group has now been established by the Community Orchard Group. [now an ongoing project]
• History of the Hop Industry in Kent. (Seek speaker from Museum of Kent Life and/or Shepherd Neame?
• Rural Craft Fair - perhaps including and invitation to local craftspeople to demonstrate and sell their wares?
• Help Needed: Astronomy evening - are there any members or their friends that could help arrange this?  Is light pollution in our parish too severe for astronomy? Even without practical demonstrations, are there any good speakers to help us make sense of our skies? We have found some interesting websites, but a speaker would be better!
• Tree Dressing.
• Lichen on Gravestones [included in 2006 programme]
• Talk on Countryside Stewardship scheme [included in 2007 programme - 3rd June]
• History of Chatham Dockyard
• Visit to Archbishop’s Palace, Charing (member’s suggestion)
• Poetry reading (in the Church) - presentation by one experienced reader or people bring their own favourites.
• “Reading your church” (Lynsted)
• Ancient Agricultural Buildings - Member suggestion

Potential ideas gleaned from the Kent History Federation List

• History of Pub Signs (Donation to Kent Air Ambulance)
• Kent Ghosts
• Kent Agriculture
• Windmills of Kent - we have the remains of one in Lynsted Village!
• The Rural Scene after 1740
• Village Life 1880 onwards [now part of 2007 programme]
• Gems of Kent – a tour with camera around Historic Kent [Planned for 2008]
• Underground Kent – dene holes [included in 2006 programme]
• Bridges in Kent [now part of 2007 programme]
• Kent at War
• A Look at Changing Village Life
• 50 Years of Rescue Work across Kent

RESEARCH IDEAS

• Wildlife Monitoring - e.g. bats; fungi; lichens; birds.
• Research Barns and agricultural buildings
• Recording ledger stones and gravestones in the churchyard [Workshop presented in May 2007 and Study Group created - please contact us if you wish to join the research group]
• Historical Survey of Greenstreet - census-based

If you have other ideas for speakers, events and research - Please contact us