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Great to see East Court being enjoyed by so many young cross-country runners this Sunday as the East Grinstead Schools Cross Country Competition gets into full swing. The annual competition is organised by EG Athletic Club http://www.eg-ac.co.uk

At the first full Council Meeting of the newly elected Board on 30th September, various responsibilities were agreed: As well as taking the Chair, Chris Nunn would continue to look after Membership – possibly introducing a web-based system in future to cope with our large membership base. Graeme Stagg, as well as his Vice Chairman

35 EGWML Members, some with their canine friends, pitched up on a lovely sunny Sunday morning this month for a guided walk around key parts of the East Court estate. The tenures of the estate were explained along with the new circular walking path that is currently being formed. Chris Nunn, the EGWML Chairman who

6 of our 7 recently-elected Directors attended an Induction event on Wednesday Sept 9th at Chequer Mead where they were brought up to speed with all the relevant issues facing East Grinstead War Memorial Ltd. From left to right are Melvin Philips, Christopher Russell, Lynn Graysmark, Denis Yeoman, Nigel Davis and Peter Thurlow. The first

A new lectern sign has been installed close to the Pavilion car park at East Court in recent days showing the route of the circular path which is due to be formed in coming months. The circular route is 2.5km and takes in the Ancient Woodland as well as the open parkland of East Court. In

Using Optical Character Recognition software, the Company’s 66 year old manuscript, detailing how our company should operate, has been transcribed into a pdf document for the first time. All amendments, including those passed at the recent AGM are now included. It may be viewed, and downloaded, from our web page

An interesting visit to East Grinstead Target Shooting Club this morning. EGTSC have had a clubhouse and range on the East Court estate since the 1960‘s and have recently incorporated the Modern Pentathlon activities of the Pony Club into their membership. There have been discussions in the past about the land they occupy being sold

The East Grinstead Neighbourhood Plan is out for comment, and whilst in policy EG14 we are pleased to see that East Court will be protected from development, we are uneasy that the estate could become encircled if housing were at some time allowed on the eastern border. Such loss of connectivity with the wider countryside

At a fairly heated Annual General Meeting on 5th August, the members of East Grinstead War Memorial Ltd re-elected Chris Nunn as the Company Chairman. Over 60 Members gathered in the Theatre at Chequer Mead, with a wide spectrum of opinions voiced as how best to manage the East Court & Ashplats Wood Estate in

Mid Sussex District Council paves the way for Ashplats Wood improvements Mid Sussex District Council, in partnership with East Grinstead War Memorial Limited, has announced a series of improvements to the pathways at the popular Ashplats Wood and East Court in East Grinstead that will make it easier for local people to enjoy the beautiful