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Archives for May 2018
Parish Paper – June 2018
Preservation at Hembury Fort
To read or save this very interesting article about the work which has been going on at Hembury Fort, please click https://broadhemburyparishcouncil.org.uk/blog/.
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Nature Notes – Observations from April 2018
Hello everyone,
I recently visited Exmouth with my brother Dave and we walked round the old docks area. We saw three house martins wheeling around in the sky above us. They looked in very good condition, considering that they had probably very recently arrived from their Winter quarters in Africa. We moved on to Topsham and Bowling Green Marsh, where we did not see many waders, ducks or geese. It seems that they had already departed for their breeding grounds in Russia and northern Europe. Still, we did see a few blackcaps in the hedge (and …
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Yellingham Farm in April
The wetsuit has been put away as has the snorkel, but only yesterday. What a month April has been. However, the good news is that lambing has finished and it has gone really well. It is the first year since I started lambing that we didn’t loose a ewe or a lamb during the process. Keeping them all alive is now the tricky bit though. The weather has certainly taken its toll and it was a long time before we could turn out any ewes and lambs as the fields were so wet and muddy.
Keeping the stock in has been a costly affair too. The good news for …
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Payhembury Provisions News – May
Everyone likes a pat on the back and we're no exception at Payhembury Provisions so we were delighted to receive lots of compliments from visitors last month. The Plunkett Foundation (the people who advise on setting up and running community enterprises) visited Payhembury for a seminar with representatives from about 25 different shops; everyone was impressed by how well-stocked and attractive our shop is and they were especially amazed that it is run entirely by volunteers. Most community shops employ at least one paid member of staff so well …
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Payhembury Bulb and Flower Show 2018
Despite the inclement weather being against us, I’m sure you’ll agree the hall looked a picture on the day of the show. It was great to see so many bulbs and flowers which made it spring-like even though the day was freezing, and it kept trying to snow.
On behalf of the committee I would like to give thanks and acknowledge those that helped make the show the success that it was. Thank you to:
• Mo for the beautiful and enormous fruit basket donated for the raffle.
• Joan and Clare for stewarding and also Joan for running the …
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May Message from Reverend Mark
A few weeks ago, the news was full of the scandal of Facebook allowing the information about its users to be harvested for political purposes. It raised the question: Who knows what about you?
It is a complex question, though. I am wary of big businesses knowing lots about me, but when someone gives me a gift that is just right for me, I am really pleased that the person knows me so well.
The difference is motive. Businesses may well do something good for you, but their motive is profit; if a friend does something that shows how well they …
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Tea and Bingo – May 2018
To read about this item please look on page 6 of the Parish Paper, to be found at http://www.payhembury.org.uk/images/2018-05-Parish-Paper.pdf …
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