Derek writes: In response to growing calls to stop using oasis foam for flower arranging, here at St. Margaret’s Church we are trialling just using vases and chicken wire for support.Oasis is non biodegradable and is deemed to be bad for the environment.Please admire Lucy Howell’s arrangements this last Sunday. Well done, don’t they look … [Read more…]
Derek writes: Thank you to the eight people who attended the Churchyard Working party today ( Always the first Monday of the month from 2- 4 p.m.). A lot was achieved. Weeding the gravel edges, cleaning headstones, pruning an overhanging fig, raking grass, clearing an overgrown grave, tidying a Holly trunk and bagging up all the … [Read more…]
Derek writes: A Very Big Thank you to everyone involved with the Coronation Street Fair on Monday: our generous sponsors, stall holders, performers, helpers, stewards and to the crowds who came along.However our biggest heart felt thank you goes to Our Heavenly Father who answered our prayers and kept the rain away.I had had a … [Read more…]
Derek writes: Years ago a lovely lady called Mrs Knight from Turners Hill coined the phrase, “ Deck Chair Plant “This is a flowering plant which only flowers for a short period or is at risk of being damaged by frosts.Many Blossom trees fit this bill along with Magnolias & Pieris seen here flowering in … [Read more…]
Derek writes: On Good Friday 20 of us gathered at Sharpthorne Hall to mark this special day when we remember the death of Jesus on the cross. We made Easter Hope Apples a Good Friday equivalent of the Christingle, a familiar symbol of our Christmas celebrations. The Apple tells us a story. The Apple is … [Read more…]