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ENVIRONMENT TEAM January’s Planned Work Postponed Due to the rapid increase in Covid cases, it was decided that January’s planned work would be looked at next month. Most of the current team will hopefully have had their first vaccination by then, just saying. Next meeting on Monday 8th February on the village green, where we will discuss our ambitions for […]
» Read moreTHE VILLAGE GARDENER Thompson & Morgan February Tips Install a water butt, especially good for watering ericaceous plants. Shred or chop up woody prunings to help with composting. Trim hedges before birds start nesting. Cut back ivy and Virginia creeper to prevent your windows and gutters being covered. Force rhubarb for an early crop. Suttons Seeds Tips of the Month […]
» Read more“THE PAGE TURNERS” Literature’s Most Dastardly Villains Another year, another lockdown, another postponed Page Turners meeting, but another opportunity for Book Club members to reflect on characters in books they have read…..and disliked! There are many villains in literature: Flashman in Tom Brown’s Schooldays was considered a scoundrel; whereas Professor Moriarty in Conan Doyle’s Sherlock has been described as a […]
» Read moreOgmore We walked in the Ogmore area several times last year, using the Vale Trails leaflet no.1 ‘Ogmore by Sea Walk’ as a basis for our routes and starting from St Brides Major. From here we walked past St Bridget’s Church and were soon on footpaths leading onto Ogmore Down. This part of the walk is across open countryside with […]
» Read moreA DIFFERENT SNOWDON ADVENTURE As a Physiotherapist, I had the privilege of working with some pretty remarkable people over the years and one particular individual came to mind last year, when a number of local residents shared their outdoor adventures. Henry was a gentleman with cerebral palsy resulting in considerable physical disabilities and he had been wheelchair dependent all his […]
» Read moreOFF THE SHELF “EDUCATED ” by Tara Westove Tara Westover tells the story of her family and upbringing in rural Idaho. It is fascinating and at times quite scary. Her father ruled the family, and they were all at the mercy of his extreme ideas. In retrospect, she is convinced that he had schizophrenia; it was hard to live and […]
» Read moreMARY’S PARISH CHURCH NEWS Greetings from a beleaguered Parish Church that remains closed and unable to offer worship and comfort to her congregation. If 2020 was the year when we were forced to lock the church door, let us hope and pray that 2021 will be the year in which we shall be able to open to all, and welcome […]
» Read moreJANUARY’S FRONT PAGE ARTICLE STIRS MANY MEMORIES January’s front page article about the smallpox epidemic in South Wales brought back memories for me. I had just started grammar school and after school, the whole of our family trooped to the doctor’s surgery, joining the queue to get our smallpox vaccinations. When we finished, we went to Ely to look at […]
» Read moreFebruary Planning Updates Following applications have been approved. • 6, Grange Avenue. Single storey rear wrap around extension, including loft conversion. • 61, Walston Road. Fell ash in front garden.
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