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Taj Mahal

17/1/2014

One of our Travellers Tales at the January meeting was of a memorable visit to India. One of the highlights was the Taj Mahal.
Our Member arrived very early one morning and watched in wonderment as the Sun rose and transformed this beautiful monument.

The Taj Mahal was built in Agra by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahanain in memory of his 3rd wife Mumtaz Mahal. Built from white marble it is a stunning masterpiece as these pictures show.

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The hermitage

15/1/2014

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Well most of you have heard of the National Garden Scheme and most probably like me have enjoyed a lovely visit to a beautiful garden on a sunny afternoon.
Every year gardens across England and Wales welcome about 750,000 visitors and most of these beautiful gardens are privately owned.

One of our Sibsey members is involved with the Lincolnshire NGS but today I learnt something very interesting which I would like to share with you.
I was born in East Grinstead, a town in East Sussex and as a Ranger Guide our meetings were held in this beautiful old house on Hermitage Lane. The Scouts also used this building and we had rehearsals for the Gang Show there too.

It was owned by Alfred Wagg. He joined the family firm of Herbert, Wagg & Co, City Sockbrokers. When he became head of the firm it became known as Shroder Wagg, later Schroders (which still exists). He gave a large parcel of land where the famous Queen Victoria Hospital stands.

Incidentally, his sister Elsie (also a philanthropist) lived at the Hermitage with him and it was she that started the National Garden Scheme in 1926, where private homes opened their gardens on 'special days' to raise money for nursing and other charities.

All this time and I never knew that I had been inside her house.

Sadly today the Hermitage is a housing estate.

The wonderful gardens of The Old Rectory, West Keal
nr Spilsby, Lincolnshire - part of the NGS Scheme

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January meeting

9/1/2014

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It was a fun Members evening last night - our January Auction was followed by Members travel adventures.

On the Spice Girls Train

Mystery trip to the Albert Hall

Trip to India

Maltese Wedding

The competition was for a funny travel Limerick.

A frozen food shopper called Ray
With his Sat Nav decided to play
His trip to the store
Took 3 days - and more
'Cause Icelands a very long way!

There was an old woman from Sibsey
Who drunk lots and lots of whiskey
She told a white lie
Joined the WI
And now she's just a bit tipsey.

There was a young woman from Gwent
Went travelling abroad with a tent
The wind kept blowing
Hailing and snowing
She wished she had never went.

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