3rd August 2014

3^rd August 2014.

Dear All,

It has been Holiday Club at chapel this week. Kate and I were in charge of the oldest group of 12 or so and it seemed to go very well thanks to the enthusiasm of Rachel who headed the whole thing up. Several parents came for the meal at the end.

Holiday Club

Yesterday we met up with Esther, Mary-Ann, Amélie, Mandy, Natasha, James,(Kate’s nephew) Joanna and their baby Mila at Kew Gardens. Esther is entertaining Mandy and Natasha for the weekend and as usual earning a medal the size of a cartwheel! We had not been to Kew for a long time and it seemed to have grown since we were there! As it was a Saturday there were extra entertainments/educational features explaining how chemicals are extracted from plants and analysed and seeds preserved. We also climbed up the “tree top walk” and some attempted the “barefoot trail”.

 Kew Gardens

Mary-Ann and Amélie had an extended stay in Dusseldorf  last weekend as their plane was delayed due to the storms in Sussex, so did not get home until late Tuesday.

Our Thursday walk started at Haynes in Bedfordshire and took in Clophill and Chicksands. It was remarkable for the number of less usual crops we saw including; Amaranth, Triticale, Linseed, Sorghum, Borage and Peas.

We managed another cricket victory with the chapel team on Wednesday and modesty forbids me to say that I took 4 wickets in 2 overs!

Love

Mike & Kate