Restoring of 2 milestones.

As part of the Jubilee year and the Milestone Society trying to restore 100 milestones and the society hoping to publish a book and send to the Queen, Poringland WI decided to help out and adopt 2 milestones in our area, the one on the Bungay Road and the one near the bus shelter at the Royal Oak.
However the restoration of these stone were going to cost far more then we had allowed for, therefore we were very pleased when the Parish Council agreed to fund one and the Five plus Magazine agreed to fund the other milestone, leaving the WI to do the cleaning and painting of the stones, plus turfing around the Bungay Road stone' 
    
Below is a photo of the milestone on the Bungay Road  being put back into place after its sojourn in the farmyard where the stone mason has recut the lettering.  Thanks to Mr Kittle of Hope Farm, and Nigel of the Milestone Society, who did the actual moving. The second photo is some of our members who watched it being put back into the ground.

Over the year, the ground around the milestone had been building up, so the milestone has been put back to its original depth and is now more visible.

Visit to Peter Beales Rose Garde.

Many of our members visited Peter Beales Rose Garden with afternoon tea provided, the event was organized by Joan.