Garden Update – October 2026
Hurrah, the rain is back!
The garden and gardeners drew a deep sigh of relief and got on with it. The dormant plants suddenly shot up and a week later and we are all complaining about the weeds.
Scientists have worked out that a T-Rex was able to wag its tail, that it had eyeballs the size of apples, and that its arms were so short it could not scratch its nose. Yeah, this is one ‘pet’ we wouldn’t playing fetch with….no matter how much it’s tail wagged The city of Argos is…
These past few weeks have made me feel that I could be back in South Africa By Lyndsay Rowe These past few weeks have made me feel that I could be back in SA – with the excessive heat, no rain, brown, scorched lawns, parched flower beds gasping for water, and tropical nights with humidity…
The Newsletter team asked South Brooks Solar Farm for an update and here is what they told us:
Full planning permission granted for its Rye store on Winchelsea Road
Oh dear, the drought certainly hurt our newly planted community garden
Scaffolding going up around the tower of Camber Church Upcoming work on Camber church Sometime in the autumn you’ll see scaffolding going up around the tower of Camber Church. We’ll be restoring some of the wood weatherboarding cladding on the tower along with other work. We also hope to renew and restore the tower clock…
We are hoping to raise money to help cover essential maintenance and running costs