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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Dear Member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I know that many of us have missed the open days at Taplow Court during the long lockdown, so I am very pleased to forward this announcement from Robert Harrap, the General Director of SGI.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>As some consolation for the gardens of Taplow Court not being open to the public at the moment, I am delighted to let you know that on Wednesday next week there will be a webinar at 7.00pm about the Taplow Court estate. Phil Rollinson, our head gardener, and Claire Donnelly who works with him will be explaining about the approach they are taking to make the estate as sustainable as possible, and will be describing everything from the tree planting we are doing, to the management of the rare chalk meadow, the water conservation, wildlife, the SSSI, and maintaining a formal garden in an increasingly warmer climate. I am sure this will be of interest to our friends in the local community.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>The link to register for the webinar is:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taplow-court-creative-action-in-response-to-the-climate-crisis-tickets-157667554901"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/taplow-court-creative-action-in-response-to-the-climate-crisis-tickets-157667554901</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>And here is the link for our website in case anyone is interested in recordings of other talks we have arranged on environmental issues and the climate crisis from last October (and which will run up to COP26 in Glasgow in November):<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><a href="https://sgi-uk.org/Climate-Change"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://sgi-uk.org/Climate-Change</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>I do hope you will join the webinar on Wednesday – or at least watch the recording once we have had it uploaded on the website.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Robert Harrap, General Director SGI<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D'>Roger Worthington, Secretary HTS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>