East Kent Ploughing Match 2024

The East Kent Ploughing Match is held every year in September. 

I have always wanted to go to this event, and in 2024 I finally managed it!

My lovely son said he would come with me, so off we went to a farm near Canterbury. 

We had a quick look round and a much needed cup of coffee, then we spotted a Falconry display was about to start in the display ring. We found some seats and settled in to enjoy a lovely bird display.

Above and below just a few of the gorgeous birds.

A small part of some of the stalls on the site, showing some very black clouds, luckily it didn't rain while we were there.

Our first sight of the heavy horses ploughing, these are what I really wanted to see :)

Above and below, a great steam engine, lovely to see.

Back to the heavy horses, there were two teams ploughing. This pair just knew I needed to get some good photos :)

Arthur and Alfie :)

Such handsome horses.

There are two horses in the photo, but one is hidden. This is the other pair of horses ploughing but I was unable to get a good photo of them.

Sadly we only had the morning at the show, as my son had to go to work, but we both thoroughly enjoyed our visit,  and intend to go again this year :)

Happy New Year

 

Last blog of the year 2024 Part 1

2024 - where has it gone?  A mixed year when I didn't go anywhere much, or write many blogs!

I like doing these last Blogs of the year as it reminds me of the things I did do in the last 12 months.

I hope you enjoy this blog and the second half of the year.

Above is a view of Ramsgate Beach, looking North. A lovely bright day, but cold as would be expected

JANUARY

Ramsgate beach again, this time looking towards Ramsgate Harbour.

The  Viking Ship in Pegwell Bay, covered for the Winter.

FEBRUARY

Just some lovely bare trees in the Garden of Rest.

The small garden in front of St. George's Church, and part of the High Street.

MARCH

Boats on Deal Beach, near Deal Castle.

One of the bays between Dover and St. Margaret's Bay, showing part of the White Cliffs of Dover.

APRIL

A sunset photo taken from my sitting room.

Our big cat Mooncake enjoying a rest in my arm chair.

A duck in Kearsney Abbey, look at his left leg lol.

MAY

A beautiful Hawthorn bush in full bloom.

My lovely wisteria :)

JUNE 

I make bobbin lace, above is my lace pillow with some of my lovely bobbins and a piece of lace being made :)

The lovely garden of The Lantern Inn, Martin, Kent, complete with it's own Gypsy caravan (vardo)

Some of the swans in Kearsney Abbey, Dover.

More photo memories of 2024 to come in the next blog.

 

Last blog of the year 2024 Part 2

The beautiful clock in Canterbury Cathedral.

JULY

St. George's Passage, Deal.

A beautiful dog rose.

AUGUST

The Garden of Rest behind St George's Church.

One of the resident squirrels in the Garden of Rest :)

One of the lovely quilts in the annual quilt show.

SEPTEMBER

Dahlias in Walmer Castle.

The wonderful Canterbury Cathedral.

Another photo of Canterbury Cathedral.

Two gorgeous heavy horses, photo taken at the East Kent Ploughing Match.

OCTOBER

The moon with a halo.

Dragonfly in Walmer Castle

Pumpkins at Walmer Castle

NOVEMBER

The Gypsy caravan at The Lantern, Martin, Nr Deal.

Part of the amazing Fighting Temeraire, painted by JMW Turner, which we saw at The National Gallery, London. I just love this painting!

DECEMBER

Another squirrel in the Garden of Rest.

Christmas decorations outside the Sea Cafe on The Strand.

Fishing penguin decoration, again along The Strand, In the Decor Discount shop.

Wishing everyone a very Happy New Year :)

Walmer

Walmer used to be a village, but now Deal and Walmer have merged.

This photo is looking North towards Deal, showing some of the boats on the beach, the building in the background is The Queens Flats, which replaced The Queens Hotel that used to be on the site. The Queens Hotel was  formerly a Railway Hotel, which sadly caught fire before being demolished.

Walmer Green, the Lifeboat Station can be seen on the left, the Bandstand memorial to the Musicians who lost their lives by an IRA bomb which exploded in their barracks on 22nd September 1989, can be seen on the green.

Marke Wood, this lovely park was left to the children of Walmer by Mrs. Marke Wood who lived in  Walmer Place (now demolished and replaced with flats)

On to the promenade, which stretches from Sandown Castle in the North, to Kingsdown in the South. Although the promenade finishes in both directions at these locations, there is further path to the North alongside the Royal St George's Golf course leading to Sandwich Bay, and a path over the cliffs to the South leading to St Margaret's Bay.

A wonderful promenade with not one road to cross!

The following photos were taken from the promenade, the skies are always amazing.

Finally a photo of some of the lovely houses in Archery Square, very near the seafront.