Derek writes: I would like to give 2 “ Shout Outs “ to folk in the Parish. Firstly to Anthony Mitchell who walked around the villages recently picking up litter ( filled a large bin bag) and secondly to Andy Dawson who kindly rebuilt the compost bins at the Church. A Big Thank you to … [Read more…]
Derek writes: At our last Churchyard Working party we kept in the shade and cleared around five overgrown graves in the North East corner. What a difference a few hours makes in tidying up unkept ares. We meet on the first Monday of the month at 2 – 4.0 p.m. including a break for tea, … [Read more…]
Derek writes: Anyone using the tap at St. Margaret’s will know that the water flow is a dribble coming out of the tap. Hopefully one day when the new facilities arrive the water will gush out. But for the moment it teaches us a good lesson I think. Usually there are 2 watering cans there … [Read more…]
Derek writes: What do you do in the garden when we are forecast record temperatures ? Take to the water and stay reasonably cool. Fallen tree trunks in a lake were cut up, pulled out and a job waiting for years was completed.I did manage to lose a shoe in the mud and my clothes … [Read more…]
Derek writes Deer troubles or more to the point…Deer nibbling and trimming back hedges. I noticed recently that Deer had been reaching up and trimming an Oak tree at Finche Field and likewise nibbling back a hedge, see photographic evidence. However the good news is that they can only reach to 5’ or so and … [Read more…]