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Archives for 2015
Parish Paper – January 2016 Issue
Committee Meeting November 2015
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Alan’s Nature Notes from November
Hello again
Well, the weather has certainly changed for the worse, hasn't it. The summer migrants have left for warmer climes, and our winter visitors have arrived in force. Have a look over Angus's orchard and you should see hundreds of fieldfares which have come from Northern Europe to spend the winter here in our balmier climate! Fieldfares are known as ‘royal thrushes’ in Spain. I gather that the redwings are also about, but I don't see many around here.
There are lots of tits in our garden, alongside the many goldfinches. We have more …
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Yellingham Farm Diary – November
I have just re-read my October notes and I was writing about the exciting time of getting the rams ready and putting them in with the ewes. Where has the last month gone? This week we took the rams out and looking at the coloured rumps of my ewes, tupping has gone well – I hope!
Taking the rams out is a mission in itself. Well perhaps that’s a bit of an exaggeration. The problem is that you cannot just throw the various rams that have been working back in a field together if they have been separated for tupping, which mine have, as I have two …
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BBC Radio visits Tale Valley
BBC Radio 4 programme Open Country is to broadcast an episode focusing on aspects of the Tale Valley. In addition to items on Hembury Fort and the Tale Valley Trust, there are interviews with people associated with the Tale Valley Community Theatre (TVCT) and the eyewitnesses who contributed to the research on the 1941 crash of a Junkers 88 German bomber in the Valley.
This incident was the focus of Foresight, a 2007 play by Rose Watts, performed by TVCT in a marquee at Tuckmill. The play sold out and the audience exited the marquee near the …
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Churchmouse – December
Dear Friends
We had a shock in church this month, a pool appeared and was filled with water. What, we wondered, was this for? Was it some new way of spring cleaning? Well, we waited to see what was happening and what a surprise, there was a Christening service, nothing unusual about that, but during this baptism, Abigail and Anna went right under the water. That certainly was a bit different from babies being held over the font!
We heard Abigail and Anna making their promises to follow the teachings of Jesus and everyone sang happy songs. We …
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Parish Paper – December 2015 Issue
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Appeal from Payhembury Youth Club
Payhembury Youth Club
It is with regret that I report the youth club is experiencing difficult times. We have been running the junior section by relying on the considerable efforts of Jenny Ireland, who is working way beyond what she originally agreed to, and Robin Elsom who is running the senior section as the only volunteer.
As the situation stands we require more people to come forward to help at sessions and to give up some of their time to be on the committee. If this doesn't happen we will have no option but to close the doors …
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Alan’s Nature Notes from Bulgaria
I recently spent a week in Bulgaria, looking for those birds which are rare, and which don’t often come to East Devon! Bulgaria is a small country, but it boasts many different habitats, including mountains, rivers, steppe, woodland, lakes, estuaries and the Black sea coast, which is one of the best migration routes in Spring and Autumn. The Black Sea coastline is also a tourist area, and so is the most populated. In the mountain areas the villages are poor, as most of the young people have moved to the cities for work. We were very lucky with …
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Churchmouse – November
Hi Everyone
We mice had a bit of a shock at the beginning of the month. We were looking forward to Harvest Festival as I wrote ast time but what a surprise we had with school’s Harvest Festival.
At first a few children arrived and hid behind our screen, “Oh,” we thought, “that’s funny; the children usually sit in rows.” Then someone came in and gave them something that really surprised us - mice masks, and they started to squeak just like us! Then the service started and the children told the story of Parchie and Parchina mice and family and …
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