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Parish Paper – December 2020
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Tales from Yellingham Farm – November
28 November 2020 By
For those of you who read last month about my new Black Welsh Mountain Ram Colin, you will know how pleased I was with him. Note the use of the word “WAS”. Firstly, I must apologise to him for calling him Colin when, yes, he’s Welsh, so he is actually called “Colwyn”, which I learnt when receiving his pedigree certificate.
Perhaps that’s why I had a slight problem last week – I was speaking in English and Colwyn speaks Welsh and wasn’t listening to me or Ralph my sheepdog – but then Ralph is half French so no hope really!
An interesting fact …
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Happy Christmas from Payhembury Provisions!
28 November 2020 By
Ding dong merrily on high! Once again we are offering you free hot drinks this December to provide some comfort and cheer this gloomy winter. In return, if you felt like giving a donation to our fund for village groups that would be very welcome. Or why not buy some of our raffle tickets in December and you will have a chance to win £50 or £25 to spend in the shop. This year, all profits from our weekly raffle and all last year's hot drinks donations went to the Friends of Payhembury School who have been prevented from doing most of their …
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Paul’s Nature Notes October/November 2020
28 November 2020 By
Earlier this year, on one of my few walks during self-isolation, we discovered the Luton loop via Prophet’s Lane and what a delight it was. As we passed by John & Anne Baxter’s house he told us that Anne had seen tell-tale signs of beaver damage to trees further along the lane on the River Tale, which she later confirmed. What wonderful news!
The autumn colour in our garden was more fleeting than ever this year but even more vibrant. The leaves have now been carefully mown up and added to their designated compost heap, which means that …
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Reverend David’s December Message
28 November 2020 By
Once upon a time... there was a beautiful forest. Everyone called it the Christmas Forest. Each winter all would come to it for a merry and festive time. Every patch of woodland was named after the particular delights it brought: Shopping Wood, Parties Wood, Carols Wood, and more.
But one winter a Man with a Mask brandishing a chainsaw arrived at the forest. Brutally he began to raze all the lovely trees to the ground. Parties Wood was first – the majestic timbers of fun and jollity crashed to the earth, the buzz of conversation and fuzz of …
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Reverend David’s November Message – A Silent Remembrance
27 November 2020 By
2020 has been different in so many ways. So let us make our village Remembrance commemorations this year different too. Let us make it a ‘Silent Remembrance’.
Silence: the silence of a First World War battlefield when the guns have ceased and the scattered dead lie still. The silence of a COVID intensive care ward, save for the wracked oxygen aided breathing. The silence of grief of loved ones, bereaved by war or by disease. The silence of a peaceful country lane with wayside summer flowers mingled with birdsong, more still this year in …
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Events in December
24 November 2020 By
Sadly there are still many things which cannot take place at this time including Church Services, Ladies' Night Out, Soup Lunch and Coffee Morning. The Church is open for private prayer. …
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Protect Your Password National Campaign Launched By Neighbourhood Watch
9 November 2020 By
As we spend more time at home and on our online devices, over one third (34%) of people say that they’re more concerned about cybercrime than physical crime and a startling 1 in 5 people are a victim of cybercrime! You could be more at risk than you might think.
If strengthening your passwords is something you keep putting off, or you feel overwhelmed by the sea of online security information, you’re not alone.
As part of our Cyberhood Watch initiative, launched in 2019 in partnership with Avast, we have launched a campaign that targets both …
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Payhembury Provisions News – November
29 October 2020 By
The government's mantra of Hands, Face and Space is of course important, but a few months ago who would have thought that Keys, Contactless card and Mask would be essentials on everyone's 'things to remember when going out' list?
Whilst we can't help much if you forget your keys, we do have ideas to help if you forget the other two. Most of you will know by now that we have a simple and convenient accounts system for customers, but if you are new to the village we should probably explain; you just need to come into the shop, sign the paperwork …
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Rural Crime Newsletter – Oct 2020
29 October 2020 By
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