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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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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
FRIENDS OF CALVERLEY GROUNDS SPRING 2013 | Issue 2 2
'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)
Vice Chairman – Nick Pope
Secretary – Jane Fenwick
Treasurer – Lisa Grant
www.facebook.com/FriendsOfCalv
erleyGrounds
Twitter: @FoCGTunWells