Diary of Events for 2003 Come along and see us  and join in the fun!

Note:- These events could possibly be changed or cancelled at any time. Please, therefore, check with the WHT before visiting.

MARCH
Sunday 16th - Wilderness Wood, Woodland Day, Hadlow Down, Nr. Uckfield, E.Sussex.
Saturday 22nd - Kit Wilson Table Top Sale (Horse & Harness only), Village Hall,
              Groombridge, E.Sussex.

APRIL
Monday 7th - PRIVATE VISIT to Forege Wood Farm, Kipling County Carriage Driving Club
            (disabled visitors)
Sunday 13th - Southern Counties HHA Spring Working & Progress Day, Harbridge Farm,
             Nr. Ringwood. Hampshire
Sunday 20th & Monday 21st - Bignor Park Gardens Open Day (12-5) Bignor Park,
             Nr Petworth W.Sussex
Sunday 27th - Woodland Open Day, Stanmer Great Wood, Stanmer Park, Brighton, E.Sussex
Tuesday 29th - TALK & SLIDE SHOW (pm) Rotherfield Friendship Club, Rotherfield Memorial Hall,
              Rotherfield, East Sussex (RB giving talk, but cover needed at farm)

MAY
Saturday 3rd, Sunday 4th, Monday 5th - Woodland Wonders - The Royal Botanic Gardens Kew,
               Richmond Surrey
Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th - WHT OPEN WEEKEND,Forge Wood Farm, Eridge, E.Sussex
Saturday 24th - Heathfield & District Agricultural Show, Heathfield, E.Sussex
Saturday 31st - British Heavy Horse Driving Trials Club (BHHDTC) Cross-Country Event,
               Wealds & Downland Museum, Singleton, W.Sussex

JUNE
Sunday 1st - Heavy Horse Spectacular, Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton, W.Sussex
Saturday 7th, Sunday 8th - FCA British Horse Loggers Championship, eastnor Castle,
              Ledbury Herefordshire
Saturday 14th - Bidborough Village Fair, Bidborough Kent
Sunday 15th - WHT SPONSORED RIDE, in & around Eridge, E.Sussex
Saturday 21st & Sunday 22nd - BHHDTC, Cross-Country Event, Rockbourne, Hampshire
Sunday 22nd - Eridge Fair, Eridge Park, Eridge, E.Sussex
Sunday 29th - Plovers Meadow Family Wildlife Event(SUssex Wildlife Trust), Blackboys, E.Sussex

JULY
Sunday 13th - Friends of Animals League Open Weekend, Foal Farm, Biggin Hill, Kent
Saturday 26th & Sunday 27th - WHT OPEN WEEKEND, Forge Wood Farm, Eridge, E.Sussex
Sunday 27th - BHHDTC Cross-Country Event, Forge Wood Farm, Eridge, E.Sussex

AUGUST
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd - PRIVATE TIMBER WORK. Clinton Wood (off B2027) Nr. Four Elms, Kent
Saturday 9th & Sunday 10th - Chertsey Show (inc. Ardennes Breed Show), Chertsey, Surrey - tbc
Saturday 16th & SUnday 17th - Croydon Country Show, Croydon, Surrey - tbc
Sunday 31st - High Summer Day, High Beeches Gardens, Handcross, W.Sussex

SEPTEMBER
Saturday 6th - Orsett Show, Orsett, Essexd
Sunday 7th - Sevenoaks Heavy Horse & Rural Craft Show, Shoreham, Sevenoaks, Kent
Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th - Hawkenbury Allotment Holders Assoc. Autumn Show, Hawkenbury, 
Tun. Wells Kent
Sunday 14th - Banstead Woods Open Day, Banstead, Surrey
Friday 19th, Saturday 20th & Sunday 21st - Weald Woodfair, Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum
Ringmer, E.Sussex
Friday 26th, Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th - La Route du poisson, Boulogne to Paris, France

OCTOBER
Saturday 4th - Autumn Countryside Celebration, Weald & Downland Museum, Singleton, W.Sussex
Sunday 5th - WHT SPONSORED WALK - in and around Eridge, E.Sussex
Sunday 12th - BHHDTC Cross-Country Event, Harbridge Farm, Nr. Ringwood, Hampshire
Sunday 19th - SCHHA All England Ploughing Match & Country Fair, Rogate, Hampshire
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th - WHT OPEN WEEKEND, Forge Wood Farm, Eridge, E.Suusex

NOVEMBER
Saturday 8th - WHT RACE EVENING, Rotherfield Village Hall, Rotherfield, E.Sussex

WORK AROUND THE FARM

Saturday 29th Sunday 30th - Fencing & New Gate at Entrance
Friday 4th to Sunday 6th April - Cart Shed
Thursday 17th to Monday 21st April - Barn clear out & track cleanse
Wednesday 7th to Friday 16th May - clean up and preps fpr Open Weekend 
             (inc. repairs to main track)
Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th - New window in Volunteers room
Saturday 19th to Friday 25th July - clean up & preps for Open Weekend
Monday 20th to Friday 24th October - clean up & preps for Open Weekend

Projects to squeeze in between engagements:

Sort out surface in front of Hay Barn
New Ring Stock Fence around Home Fields
Harrowing & Fertilising Steelbridge Fields
Harrowing & Fertilising Home Paddock
Harrowing & Rolling Home fields
Ditches & Dividing Fences in Home Fields
Landscaping & Planting Farm Site
New Herb Garden

NB. for THREE DAYS PRIOR TO A SHOW help is needed to prepare Horses, 
Harness & Equipment and to load the lorry on the day before.
Help is also needed on days after shows to unload the lorry and put
everything away.

All hands to the pump in the run-up to the Open Weekends would be much 
appreciated, as would a full turn-out over the weekends themselves.

Extra help is always needed for the Sponsored Ride & Sponsored Walk.

The SCHHA Spring Working & Autumn Ploughing Match are fundraising
events for us as we are paid a fee for doing the Car Parking -
we need as many volunteers as possible to help out on these 2 dates.

CAKES etc. for Bignor Park (20th/21st April) & our Open Weekends - all
contributions gratefully received as again, these are significant 
fundraisers for us.

As you know, we hold TRAINING COURSES for members of the public.
On the days when these take place, Richard is always grateful for
extra help.  The only dates we have confirmed so far are below,
but there are several others awaiting confirmation:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday 18th, 19th, & 20th March
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 26th, 27th & 28th March.

     HERE'S TO A BUSY & SUCCESSFUL YEAR WITH THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP!

Have a look at the Voluntary Projects which you can help us with
 and then why not print out and send in a Volunteers Form ?