It was a perfect day to be in the woods, furiously hot outside, but cool under the canopy of oak. Organised by Sam Kenwood (East Suffolk Communities officer for Beccles, Bungay, Halesworth and surrounding villages) working with Eric from the Apollo centre, this was just one of Halesworths Wednesday Adventures. We welcomed 22 local Halesworth… Continue reading The summer storm in the wood
We meet under the hornbeams, once a year, to reflect, take stock and describe what we saw in the past year and what we see today and into a future. Here we are - what a community! We began 4 years ago, with the Home Ed group Wednesdays, some of whom are still with us.… Continue reading KFS End of year Reviews
Saturday July 23rd Lucy Coote, Community Ambassador at Rosedale Funeral Home, opened up the questions for us. With her experience of thousands of funerals, she relayed the diversity of questions asked, and more sadly the consequences of questions that we do not ask, which gives rise to such family anxiety, stress and tension, sometimes lasting… Continue reading Compassionate Communities – Time in our life – Quirky Questions
Organised by Go-Geronomo, Kinda Education are offering one day in August up in Kaliwoods. Anyone between the ages of 8-15 is welcome. From 11.am to 3pm, up to 20 places, including a FREE breakfast and lunch - cooked over the fire of course. Sam Kenwood together with Go-Geronimo (funded by the Holiday Activity and Food… Continue reading Free Summer activities – August 2022
Planned spontaneously in the woods, way back, we Elders made it to Strumpshaw Tree Fair, across the boarder to Norfolk, for the day. It had been two months since we met together between the trees of Kaliwood and to spend the day together here was a well needed boost of communitree! Sadly missing two early… Continue reading Strumpshaw
At the end of May, we had a Socratic Dialogue to ask the question: Why do we find it difficult to talk about death and dying?. Based at the Pear Tree, we examined the question, chose an example, and investigated this question as it related to this example. One of the key components of the… Continue reading Time in our Life – Socratic Dialogue at the Pear Tree
After four years of filling, lifting, dragging, wheeling gallons of water to the woods (mostly from East Lodge), we have water, connected to the mains. Thanks partly to East Suffolk Council Community Restart Grant (and partly to Rachel's pocket) this work was completed June 6th 2022, one of the unusually wet and cold summer days.… Continue reading 2022 Water to Kaliwoods!
Because it's like being amongst friendsBecause I feel more in tune with myselfBecause the woods reminds us we are part of something bigger They are a sanctuary for solitude and can bring us togetherBecause this could be a Cathedral. Because I like walking and listeningBecause the trees have known a long lifeAnd I saw a… Continue reading Cathedral by Dean Parkin
Jan 2022 Time in our life - a joint venture with The Pear Tree, continues through the year. Its a Compassionate Communities talk and walk around the ideas of love and life and end of life.
Dec 2021 Time in our Life Compassionate Communities Solstice event in the woods with the Pear Tree, fire and hot soup, a further memorial event and part of Time in our Life, year long project.
Kinda Elders in the woods 