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SUMMER TRIFLE
MILTON HIDE IN THE GARDEN
15 June 2024 – 2.30pm
Music and stories in the garden as part of the Your Stories In Song project. Bring your own: Chair/drinks/nibbles.
2.30pm
Free to attend but please BOOK in advance
YOUR STORIES IN SONG
2024
A brand new commuity project for people in the Wealden area.
ABOUT
Pickhams has been the home of the 2 week long Summer Trifle festival since 2017. Featuring arts and sculpture in the open gardens. Summer Trifle is a not-for-profit group.
Here’s a taste of what you could see in the Pickhams Garden in August 2016. You can see more photos HERE and plus more photos and videos on our social media accounts (see top bar for links)
In 2020 the Summer Trifle event in August was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic so we went online instead!
In 2017 and 2019 we applied for and were delighted to be awarded funds from the National Lottery Awards. This has enabled us to commission artists to create sculptures and new and original works to exhibit during the festival, and to book performers and workshop leaders for concerts and events. It has also helped us to keep ticket prices for events and workshops low and to keep entrance to the gardens by donation, rather than having to have set ticket prices.
With the help of funding from the Chalk Cliff Trust we have levelled an area of the field as a site for a second marquee with level flooring and created more paths around the site to improve access for those with limited mobility so that all can enjoy our concerts, workshops and exhibitions. A further grant from Chalk Cliff Trust means we are now in the process of making wheelchair-friendly composting toilets for use during festival events.
During 2020 we have cleared further areas of the gardens to be opened up to the public on future event days, uncovering historic paths around the grounds and creating defined seating areas – handy for live music and drama events as well as our legendary Pickhams Pie, cakes and refreshments. We have also been planting trees in the wild flower area around the labyrinth.
The kitchen garden has been a major project this year – the greenhouse has been moved and the previously unkempt lawn behind the large yew hedge has been given over to vegetable, fruit and herb growing, following some tree surgery to allow more light in.
We did have big plans 2020 for a ‘Crazy Croquet’ pitch, featuring unique commissioned sculptures form local sculptors, fitting in with an overall Alice in Wonderland theme, but this has had to be shelved and we went ahead with an online version in 2020 then a ‘lite’ version in 2021. This year we’re back with the help of a grant form the Chalk Cliff Trust!
Keep an eye on our Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages for updates on what we have planned for 2022. Visit the SUMMER TRIFLE page for more details.
In the meantime, please visit our Support the Arts and ELSTOAF pages to see links to makers, creators, artists, performers, musicians – all forms of the arts. Please offer them your support in whatever way you can.
CHARITY DONATIONS / OUR SUPPORTERS
Summer Trifle is a not-for-profit goup. In 2022 we were are also donating profits from our Sussex Songwriters Festival events, the Spoken Word open mic and the craft pitches to Macmillan Cancer Support in memory of Gary Penalver.
Summer Trifle 2022 was supported by a grant gratefully received from The Chalk Cliff Trust.
In 2023 Summer Trifle refreshments are supplied by and in aid of two local causes:
Arlington Village Pop Up Museum
FoSPA – Friends of St Pancras Arlington..
Summer Trifle 2023 - Pleased to be supported by PPL PRS
PPL PRS ensure that the people who create music are fairly rewarded for their talent and work. They want music to be accessible to all so they offer charity and community groups the opportunity to apply for a discount on the cost of their licence.
PPL PRS is a joint venture between the UK’s two music licensing organisations —PPL and PRS for Music. They rovide a streamlined music licensing service –TheMusicLicence–with a single point of contact to make it easier to legally play and perform music in public.
Summer Trifle are delighted to be supported in 2023/24 by the National Lottery Community Fund for the ‘Your Stories In Song’ Project.
DIRECTIONS
By car:
Pickhams is located approx 9 miles north of Eastbourne. There is parking on site
Public Transport:
Approx 2 miles from Berwick Station and 3 miles from Polegate Station (see timetable PDF), 1 mile from Wilmington Bus Stop.
Walking/cycling:
Download or view our maps online, pick up a copy from local pubs and shops, or send us a DL size SAE (to FREE MAP, Pickhams, Hayreed Lane, Wilmington, Polegate, BN26 6RR) and we’ll pop one in the post.
LOCATION
The gardens are open ONLY during the Summer Trifle Festival or other dates as specified on the EVENTS page.
Pickhams is located a short distance from the South Downs under the gaze of the Long Man of Wilmington. It is situated on the path of a Roman Road, which is now a popular walking, cycling and horse-riding route.
Address:
Pickhams
Hayreed Lane
Wilmington
East Sussex
BN26 6RR
UK
BUS:
It’s about 20 minutes walk to Pickhams from the Bus stop on the A27 at Wilmington.
On Saturday you can take the Cuckmere Community Bus to Wilmington (Eastbourne/Lewes Bloomsbury route 25). On Sunday and BH Monday there is the Cuckmere Community Bus (Eastbourne/Seaford route 26).
We’re delighted that Wilmington will be accessible by the Brighton and Hove Buses 11X route again this year. It runs on Sundays and Bank Holidays – timetable below.
CONTACT US
If you are interested in visiting one of our events or in hosting an event in the gardens at Pickhams, please do get in touch.
You can either use the contact form or send us an email
You can also keep in touch via social media (links below) or give us a call on
01323 705153