Robert Carr wrote:
I too would very much like to make a donation to this cause. Although I left Kent many years ago I have fond memories of the area. In fact I courted my late wife in Ryarsh wood nearby nearly 50 years ago!
Not yet, I'm still waiting for an official reply from several involved parties, namely Kent Heritage, Joan Bygraves and the Heritage Lottery Fund to name but three. So before I take all your lovely money and fly to Barbados [!!], I think it's best to establish that the whole project is viable and supported. Do you have more details of this appeal or an address where I can send a check.
I met the new chef at the Angel today, he will try to get them to add a donation to each meal bill, which would be amazing.
Ryarsh Wood is not what it was, sadly [then neither is Ryarsh], now overmanaged, coppiced and barbed-wired. But if you want memories, visit the excellent Ryarsh Community site and forum http://www.ryarsh.info/index.htm, where they also hoard a few old photos of the church and village from yesteryear.
Dammit I really wanted to make a cheap joke about discarded underwear, but you offered me money!