JULY 2017 Copt Oak Maresfield Park corderycoach Uckfield ___________________________________________________________________________________________ E Sussex TN22 2HE OFFICE Tel: 01825 763588 JG Theatre Club (Emergency only Contact numbers: Guy 07908 720170 Sallie 07889 359367) Email [email protected] 13 July GUIDED TOUR OF THE HOUSE AND TIME IN THE GARDENS AT HOUGHTON LODGE, Thursday Stockbridge, Hampshire.. Depart Heathfield 8.20, Ringmer 8.35, Uckfield 8.50, Maresfield 9.00, Forest Row 9.15, Herontye 9.20, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.25, Felbridge 9.30. Home £41.00 7.15. Inc tour and tea and cake. LIMITED SPACE SEPARATE CHEQUE PLEASE. 28 July GUIDED TOUR OF PARHAM HOUSE AND TIME IN THE GARDENS, PULBOROUGH. Lunch is Friday available for purchase at either the Big Kitchen Restaurant or the Mower Shed. Depart Heathfield 9.00, Uckfield 9.20, Maresfield 9.30, Forest Row 9.45, Herontye 9.50, Lingfield £39.00 Road Bus Stop 9.55, Felbridge 10.00. NO RINGMER PICK UP. Home 5.30pm 15 August. Tue. SISSINGHURST CASTLE GARDEN (NT). Depart Felbridge 9.30, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.35, £18.00 NT Member Sackville School 9.40, Forest Row 9.45, Maresfield 10.00, Uckfield 10.10, Halland 10.20, Heathfield in High Street 10.30, Burwash 10.45. NO RINGMER PICK UP. Home 5.30pm. £29.25 Non NT 17 August FIDDLER ON THE ROOF at CHICHESTER FESTIVAL THEATRE. Time for lunch prior to Thur. Mat. performance. Restaurant No: 01243 782219. Depart Felbridge 9.30, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.35, Sackville School 9.40, Forest Row 9.45, Uckfield 10.05, Maresfield 10.15. NO £62.00 HEATHFIELD OR RINGMER PICK UPS. Home 7.00pm. ONLY 3 TICKETS LEFT SEPARATE CHEQUE PLEASE. 23 August SYON HOUSE AND ARCADIA with a BLUE BADGE GUIDE. Depart Heathfield 7.30, Uckfield £48.00 7.50, Maresfield 8.00, Forest Row 8.15, Herontye 8.20, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 8.25, Felbridge 8.30. NO RINGMER PICK UP. Home 6.45pm 29 August FULLY BOOKED. A SECOND DATE FOR THE THAMES RIVER CRUISE (with Ploughman’s Lunch) Tuesday AND FROGMORE HOUSE. Depart Heathfield 8.15, Uckfield 8.35, Maresfield 8.45, Forest Row 9.00, Herontye 9.05, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.10, Felbridge 9.15. Home 6.30pm. NO £56.00 RINGMER PICK UP. 31 August PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS OF LULLINGSTONE CASTLE, THE WORLD GARDEN AND ST BOTOLPH'S Thursday CHURCH. Lullingstone Castle is one of England's oldest family estates, dating back to the time of Domesday. The present Manor House and Gatehouse were built in 1497 and £35.00 have been home to the same family ever since. Close to the Manor House is St Botolph's to include Lunch, Parish Church of Norman origin, which contains some of the oldest stained glass windows all tours and tea in England. Tom Hart Dyke is a modern day plant hunter who follows in the traditions of and cake. the plant hunters of old who risked life and limb in pursuit of fantastic blooms and plants. Tom’s World Garden pays homage to the amazing achievements of Victorian and NEW Edwardian plant hunters who brought back the plants and flowers we now cherish and grow in our gardens in the UK. We begin with a sandwich lunch on arrival. Tea or Coffee is available to purchase. We then enjoy our tours of the house, church and garden before ending our afternoon with tea and cake. Depart Heathfield 9.45, Ringmer 10.00, Uckfield 10.15, Maresfield 10.25, Forest Row 10.40, Herontye 10.45, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 10.50, Felbridge 10.55. Home 6.30pm. JG Theatre Club, Copt Oak, Maresfield Park, Uckfield, E Sussex, TN22 2HE. 01825 763588 JULY 2017 9 September A HERITAGE OPEN DAY CRUISE ON THE SS SHIELDHALL, SOUTHAMPTON. The Steamship Saturday Shieldhall is the largest working steam ship in Britain. A member of the National Historic Fleet she serves as a sea going tribute to Britain's maritime heritage. As part of your £47.00 cruise, see the impressive engine room with its original steam engines at work and the bridge, with its traditional instruments and gleaming brasswork; admire the ship’s steam NEW assisted steering gear; talk to the Captain and the volunteer crew; listen to the informed commentary on the sights and sounds of Southampton Water and The Solent; pass close to the great ocean liners and container ships; walk the teak decks; relax in the Saloon with our wide range of refreshments including tea / coffee; real ale; a range of Titanic bottled beers; wine and hot and cold food, available on all trips. You can enjoy the attractions on offer during this Heritage Open Weekend before boarding the Ship at 3.30pm for our two hour cruise. Depart Heathfield 8.30, Uckfield 8.50, Maresfield 9.00, Forest Row 9.15, Herontye 9.20, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.25, Felbridge 9.30. NO RINGMER PICK UP. Home 8.30pm. SS Shieldhall. 11 September PROVENDER AND FAVERSHAM. We begin with time in Faversham so you can explore this Monday wonderful old town and get lunch before we make the short drive to Provender home of Princess Olga Romanoff. Having been home to adventurers, explorers, nobles and, of £39.00 course, princesses, Provender is a charming collection of personalities represented in architecture. Its famous owners have made continuous additions over the centuries, and NEW exploring it is a truly enchanting experience. Princess Olga, after the death of her mother Princess Andrew in 2000, embarked on an extensive restoration project with conservation architect Ptolemy Dean in collaboration with architect Malcolm Simmonds. Together they revealed a house that represents a fascinating record of English life over seven centuries. Provender’s mysteries are best explained by someone in the know, so please join us on a tour of Provender. Tours last around an hour, and are friendly and informal, covering the history of the house, its restoration by Ptolemy Dean, and how it came to be the home of Prince Andrew Romanoff, the eldest nephew of the Tsar Nicholas II. Many tours are conducted personally by Princess Olga. Depart Heathfield 08.50, Ringmer 9.05, Uckfield 9.20, Maresfield 9.30, Forest Row 9.45, Herontye 9.50, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.55, Felbridge 10.00. Home 6.30pm 14 September THE BEST MAN at THE THEATRE ROYAL, WINDSOR. How far would you go to be most Thurs. Mat. powerful man in the world? MARTIN SHAW leads the cast in the timely UK premiere of Gore Vidal’s award winning play about the race to the White House. Two opposing £59.00 presidential party candidates are neck and neck in an unscrupulous battle for the nomination. The only thing that separates the ex-Secretary of State and his populist NEW opponent is an endorsement from a respected ex-President. But where does compromise end and corruption begin? And who in the end will be proven to be “the best man”? Time for lunch prior to performance. Depart Heathfield 9.45, Ringmer 10.00, Uckfield 10.15, Maresfield 10.25, Forest Row 10.40, Herontye 10.45, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 10.50, Felbridge 10.55. Home 6.45pm. 18 – 22 September MALVERN SHORT BREAK. JG Theatre Club, Copt Oak, Maresfield Park, Uckfield, E Sussex, TN22 2HE. 01825 763588 JULY 2017 26 September QUEEN’S HOUSE, GREENWICH. Come and celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Queen’s Tuesday House. Inigo Jones’s architectural masterpiece has reopened after major restoration, with 22 spectacular rooms filled with works of art representing 400 years. An ambitious £33.00 inc new work in gold leaf by Turner Prize-winner Richard Wright is revealed on the Great Hall Entry and guided tour ceiling. Arrive in Greenwich and you will have time to explore the various attractions to Queen’s House. (National Maritime Museum (Free) or maybe visit The Cutty Sark or the Royal Observatory entry not included) and get lunch before our guided tour of Queen’s House at 2.00pm. NEW Depart Heathfield 8.45, Ringmer 9.00, Uckfield 9.15, Maresfield 9.25, Forest Row 9.40, Herontye 9.45, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 9.50, Felbridge 9.55. Home 6.30pm 28 September HOUSE GUEST at THE THEATRE ROYAL, WINDSOR. From the creator of Paul Temple comes Thur. Mat. one of the best loved mystery thrillers, House Guest. Robert Drury, a famous film actor, and his wife Stella are horrified to learn that their young son has been kidnapped. £51.00 However, the kidnappers are not demanding money. They simply request that one of the kidnappers be allowed to stay in their home, as a houseguest, for the next 48 hours. This NEW unusual demand, the arrival of the police and a sudden murder begins a series of twists and turns… This ingenious play from the master craftsman of suspense and a leading writer of his day, Francis Durbridge will keep the audience guessing right up to the play’s dramatic and unexpected conclusion. Time for lunch prior to performance. Depart Heathfield 9.45, Ringmer 10.00, Uckfield 10.15, Maresfield 10.25, Forest Row 10.40, Herontye 10.45, Lingfield Road Bus Stop 10.50, Felbridge 10.55. Home 6.45pm 4 October LABOUR OF LOVE at the NOEL COWARD THEATRE, LONDON starring MARTIN FREEMAN AND Wed. Mat SARAH LANCASHIRE. Michael Grandage Company and Headlong present the world première of James Graham’s new play Labour of Love, starring Martin Freeman and £83.00 Sarah Lancashire. This razor-sharp political comedy reunites James Graham and director Jeremy Herrin following their previous collaboration on This House, and plays at the Noël NEW Coward Theatre from the 15 September for 11 weeks only.