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FRIENDS OF CALVERLEY GROUNDS SPRING 2013 Issue 2 FRIENDS OF CALVERLEY GROUNDS Spring 2013 PAT SEXTON RECEIVES HIS PRIZE FROM FOCG CHAIRMAN, JIM KEDGE ISSUE NUMBER 2 Winning photo by Pat Sexton (above) More than 40 entrants submitted over 50 photographs to be judged in our 'Winter Wonderland' competition which ran through December and January. Not surprisingly many were of the ice rink itself with its attractive lighting while others were of January's snow covered landscapes around Calverley Grounds and Tunbridge Wells. The winners received tokens from Jim Kedge. Andy Hutchison (above) took advantage of the flood with his night-time image (below) Ten-year old Lauren Grant (below) scooped the under 16’s prize for her sledging scene. WINTER WONDERLAND SUCCESS by Jim Kedge, chairman FoCG

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Spring 2013 Newsletter from the Friends of Calverley Grounds Newsletter. Calverley Grounds is the park in the centre of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom. We can be found on Twitter (@FoCGTunWells) and Facebook (FriendsOfCalverleyGrounds).

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Page 1: Friends of Calverley Grounds Spring 2013

FRIENDS OF CALVERLEY GROUNDS SPRING 2013 Issue 2

FRIENDS

OF

CALVERLEY

GROUNDS Spring 2013

PAT SEXTON RECEIVES HIS PRIZE FROM FOCG CHAIRMAN, JIM KEDGE ISSUE NUMBER 2

Winning photo by Pat Sexton (above)

More than 40 entrants submitted over

50 photographs to be judged in our

'Winter Wonderland' competition which

ran through December and January. Not

surprisingly many were of the ice rink

itself with its attractive lighting while

others were of January's snow covered

landscapes around Calverley Grounds

and Tunbridge Wells.

The winners received tokens from Jim

Kedge.

Andy Hutchison (above) took advantage

of the flood with his night-time image

(below)

Ten-year old Lauren Grant (below)

scooped the under 16’s prize for her

sledging scene.

WINTER WONDERLAND SUCCESS by Jim Kedge, chairman FoCG

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'Judging was challenging but fun', said

our judge Colin Steadman. 'I took the

idea of a 'wonderland' from the

competition title as my first criterion. I

was looking for something in the

composition that made me look twice -

something that generated a sense of

wonder or mystery. Secondly, I looked at

the use of light, both natural and

artificial - the key to successful landscape

photography.’

The two winners of our adult

competition both met these criteria in

spectacular fashion. Pat Sexton's

ethereal shot used the natural diffused

light from the moon shining through and

on the low clouds to contrast with the

sharper image of the artificially

illuminated fir tree. A magical

composition! Andy Hutchison's carefully

crafted entry took advantage of the

seasonal lake in the park to capture

almost perfect reflections. 'Which way

up is the right one?

Lauren Grant was the under 16

competition winner. She captured a

solitary sledge on the usually very

crowded slopes. 'It was a mystery where

all the others were! You must have got

up very early for this one Lauren, well

done.’

Time to stir your stumps! Spring has officially sprung and the

Friends of Calverley Grounds are

mobilising to smarten up the Dowding

Memorial flower bed near the main

entrance to the park.

On Sunday 17 March a group of

volunteers cleared out all the old shrubs

and vegetation.

We are now looking for further

volunteers to help plant up the new bed

on Saturday 13 April from 10am to 3pm.

This will be to a scheme devised by Peter

Every of the Parks Department in

consultation with us.

This will be an enjoyable horticultural

activity and provide a lasting legacy for

all users of Calverley Grounds. Tools will

be provided. No horticultural knowledge

required!

If you are willing and able to join us on

Saturday 13 April, please let Sue Daniels

know as soon as possible

([email protected]) so she

can order in sufficient tools. It should be

fun.

GROW YOUR OWN

FoCG has signed up for the In Your

Neighbourhood aspect of this year’s

Britain In Bloom competition Its

theme “edible Britain”. A high

degree of community involvement is

expected and over the coming

months we will be organising more

events that we hope will encourage

local people to join in. Free seeds will

be available on Saturday 13th

April to

those keen to grow herbs/vegetables

at home and then to bring the

seedlings along for planting near the

café in special planters in May.

The Dowding Memorial when it was

first opened (above) and now after a

water pipe was laid through it (left).

Time for a makeover!

FOCG – WHO ARE WE?

Chairman – Jim Kedge

(521787)

[email protected]

Vice Chairman – Nick Pope

[email protected]

Secretary – Jane Fenwick

[email protected]

Treasurer – Lisa Grant

[email protected]

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Twitter: @FoCGTunWells