{"id":16595,"date":"2026-01-29T23:57:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16595"},"modified":"2026-01-29T23:58:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T22:58:29","slug":"the-new-year-has-not-been-kind-to-the-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=16595","title":{"rendered":"The New Year Has Not Been Kind to the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1979\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?attachment_id=1979\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/environment.jpg?fit=593%2C76\" data-orig-size=\"593,76\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"environment\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/environment.jpg?fit=300%2C38\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/environment.jpg?fit=593%2C76\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1979\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/environment.jpg?resize=593%2C76\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"76\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/environment.jpg?w=593 593w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wenvoe.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/environment.jpg?resize=300%2C38 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #008000;\"><em><strong>The New Year Has Not Been Kind to the Team<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n<p>The new year has not been kind to the team. Most got up to see in the new year, only because they needed a wee or had forgotten a tablet. Their new year resolutions have had a serious impact on numbers at our January meeting, where we cleaned up the border in front of the Community Centre. Our concern for absent members was well founded. Ieuan and Shady had been persuaded by their spouses to join a gym. Not quite sure what they were expecting; it certainly wasn\u2019t the inability to get to the loo unless aided after the first visit. Another bright spark convinced his mate that he should join a slimming club. This has resulted in frayed tempers, no energy and starving. Tony, our thespian, has attempted to resurrect the Temperance Movement by canvassing outside the local hostelry. We didn\u2019t think his heart was in it. After some short and choice words from the clientele he joined them inside and has since ditched his calling for holy orders to last orders. As with every January, this phase will pass, and we will have learnt a lesson. You don\u2019t get this old without doing something right.<\/p>\n<p>A huge turnout is expected at the junction of Walston Road and Pound Lane on 9th February<\/p>\n<hr noshade=\"noshade\" size=\"5\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP The New Year Has Not Been Kind to the Team The new year has not been kind to the team. Most got up to see in the new year, only because they needed a wee or had forgotten a tablet. Their new year resolutions have had a serious impact on numbers at our January meeting, where we [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[47,430],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6cWjO-4jF","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17442,"url":"http:\/\/wenvoe.org.uk\/?p=17442","url_meta":{"origin":16595,"position":0},"title":"Shady Took This Honour Seriously","author":"Alan Williams","date":"26th September 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"VILLAGE ENVIRONMENT GROUP Shady Took This Honour Seriously On a damp Autumn morning, the team cleared the footpath on the other side of the cattle creep.Some of the team arrived late because of appointments. 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