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Archives for November 2016
Parish Paper – December 2016 Issue
Alan’s Nature Notes from October
Hello Nature lovers
The fine weather has continued well into October this year, and the birds have enjoyed it. The swallows and martins stayed about until early October, I saw them at Upton on the first! There were a few butterflies about too - there was a peacock, a red admiral, a few whites and a dragon fly there.
On another walk, past Barrow Road, there were two jays in an oak tree, plus great tits and robins singing. We have lots of goldfinches in our garden. There are two families---they must have been very late broods, because the …
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News from Payhembury Provisions – November
Although the big supermarkets have been pushing mince pies and Christmas puddings at us since early September we have resisted the urge to tell you about our Christmas plans until now but we are delighted to say that we will have Orchard Farm turkeys and geese available to order once again this Christmas.
If you would like to read more about these birds strolling around the orchards eating windfall apples and local corn then please have a look at their website http://www.orchardfarm.co.uk/index.htm. An order form and price list (very …
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Churchmouse – November
Hello friends
Can you see what I’m doing in this picture? I’ve been gathering conkers. Parchina and I found this lovely tree, I think it’s called a horse chestnut tree. I wonder why horse chestnut? Um!
Well we found this tree and underneath were hundreds of conkers, lovely shiny brown conkers, some were still in their shells but others had popped out and were just lying on the ground. So we gathered them up and have been playing with them for days.
Mum was pleased when we brought some home as she says conkers keep the spiders away and she …
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TVCT 2016 AGM
The AGM of Tale Valley Community Theatre will be held on Thursday, 17th November at 7.30pm in the small hall at Payhembury Parish Hall.
Artistic Director John Somers will outline projects which are planned for the next year which will include an extension of the WW1 Promenade Theatre project which TVCT actors performed in Princesshay as part of the commemoration of the Battle of the Somme.
There is also a plan to work on a new play written by John about farming. This will get its premier at The Walronds in Cullompton on 14th and 15th …
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Parish Paper – November 2016 Issue
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