We are delighted to launch a new community facebook and instagram page, dedicated to sharing historical information and giving you the low down on events happening in the local area.
We hope to share news, events, activities and local history - keeping the community informed, connected and engaged with all things taking place in and around the Old Town. If you have any stories, local information or events taking place, please email us at ...
Our thanks too to all those who have joined the Monday morning sessions organised by Rebecca Owen, Parks Development Officer for RDC.
The group includes BOTPS members Edmund Bird, Alison Deshayes and David Powell. Their efforts have made a huge difference to the upkeep of this Old Town jewel.
Please email parks@rother.gov.uk if you would like to get involved yourself. We hope to be given the keys to the gardener’s rest room in the cloisters soon – a place ...
We had a very enjoyable and productive away day on 4 September at The Cooden Beach Hotel.
This was the suggestion of our trustee, Edmund Bird – a chance to step back and consider everything that BOTPS has achieved over the past 60 years, and plan what its future might look like in the years to come.
Four trustees, ten members and our office manager, Fleur Bagnall, gathered for three hours of structured debate led by Edmund and by the end of it, ideas ...
Helen Enock, Edmund Bird and Paul Adams were pleased to welcome Kieran Mullan MP to the BOTPS office in August and to take him on a tour of the Old Town. He admitted to knowing very little about this heritage gem, but he came armed with good questions and a positive attitude.
He was particularly impressed with the community gardening at both Barrack Hall Park and Manor Gardens, and of course our beautiful hanging baskets, but was clearly taken aback by the volume and ...
