Month: October 2023
October Fungal ForayPosted On: 28/10/2023
Fungus enthusiast, Andy Swan, led an eager group through the woods at the top of the Devil’s Punch Bowl between the Hindhead cafe and Gibbet Hill, in search of fungi. The foray ended with an impressive list of 56 different species that included the wonderfully-named amethyst deceiver, shaggy ink cap, jelly ear, weeping widow and […]
Read MoreGertrude Jekyll’s Munstead WoodPosted On: 26/10/2023
Autumnal sun lit up Gertrude Jekyll’s Munstead Wood house and garden at a special reception organised by its new custodians, the National Trust, on 25th October. The beautiful house, built in 1896 with the combined genius of Gertrude Jekyll and Edward Lutyens, lies within one of the few remaining gardens created by this famously influential […]
Read MoreGreat Quizzing!Posted On: 16/10/2023
Fernhurst Village Hall was buzzing with knowledge on a mild October evening with eleven teams battling it out through questions on sport, animal kingdom, numbers, flags and more. Sustenance was provided by the host of each table half way through the questions, and the expert quiz master only gave away a couple of the answers […]
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