Pink Camellias, bindweed,
convolvulus and milkmaid,
Grandmother’s rhyme with slipperslop
which always follows the sun.
English Country Garden
Flowers like wallpaper patterns – forget-me-nots
primroses, and violets bound in a dock leaf.
Lavender’s blue
hunting four-leaved clovers and finding three in a day
Daisy chains and buttercups held
yellow under the chin,
Daisy daisy
Miniature thistles in Maidstone,
six foot sunflowers vandalised,
spread out on the Cuckoo Trail
Sumer is a cumin in
tulips flown over
from Amsterdam – Its spring again red, yellow and white,
some like Chantilly lace.
Glads, Iris and gerberas,
pear, apple and cherry blossom.
A hundred and twenty rosebushes.
Tis the last rose of summer
And the plants at the Carpet Gardens
at the end of the season.
Memories of Hailsham residents.
Joint-funded by Age Concern and Friends of Grangemead and supported by Wealden District Council
What is Creative Reminiscence?
Creative Reminiscence sessions provide an interesting, light-hearted and stimulating environment where those taking part can enjoy rediscovering and sharing their memories in a new and meaningful way. A series of creative group sessions lead to informal performances of original stories/monologues based on the personal reminiscences of people over the age of 60.
Performers
Irene Collins
Ray Barndon
Eileen Boniface
Peggy Clayton
John Taylor
Peter Appleby
Philippa Urquhart
Sarah Norris
Michael Gould
Jane Metcalfe
Clare Whistler
Mark Bradbury
Facilitators
Jane Metcalfe
Clare Whistler
Sarah Norris
Gina Scutchings
Administration
Rachel Lewis
Clare Jenkins
Thank you to:
Friends of Grangemead
Age Concern
Wealden District Council
Joe Delaney
Social Services
Buckleys Yesterday’s World
Raphael Whittle
Performance
Wednesday 8th December 2004
Maryan Court, Downsview Way,
Hailsham, East Sussex