Notice Board – Friends of Stokes Bay

Photography and Art Competition

This competition, launched to mark our 50th Anniversary, is concluded with prizes awarded to the winners at our AGM at the end of June.

D-Day Memorial

On Thursday 5th June the D-Day Fellowship unveiled their memorial just to the east of the sailing club at Stokes Bay. The Service of Commemoration was attended by dignitaries and a very special guest, Albert Westgate, D-Day Veteran.

Browndown Access for July

Litter Pick Dates 2025

13th September – 1st November

Petanque

The two petanque pitches in front of the Pebble Beach Café are for public use – just bring your own boules. The play area is maintained by the Friends of Stokes Bay. Several of us enjoy meeting generally on a Wednesday morning at 11.00am; just turn up or email the secretary if you wish to be added to our WhatsApp group. Or maybe form a group of your own?

Wildflower Meadow

Seeding of the wildflower meadow is now complete. Please avoid disturbing the area.

It has been sown with native British wildflower seed, the beginning of a perennial meadow. These flowers will take up to three years to become fully established; they are long term residents and, although they don’t bloom in the same year that they are planted, they have a lasting presence. During their initial year, they focus on developing robust roots and foliage. They undergo a cyclical pattern, dying back in the winter and regenerating from the same roots year after year. In the second and third year more species will appear. To add some colour this year, some annual wildflowers have been included with the seed mix. They do not appear in subsequent years but the space that they occupied will create room for the perennial flowers.

Works at Fort Gilkicker

Photographs below show this beautiful Victorian structure, now exposed by the removal of the earth bank.

The last two photographs looking east before and after the “bank” that has been created with earth from the fort.