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Ramsbury & Axford Community
Village Diary - July 2007 |
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I fear that the April showers of June are proving rather heavy but at least we have not got floods like the Midlands, although a forked lightning flash heralded the rain on 15 June. The varied weather is an advantage to some of the wayside plants such as the grasses now in full flower and the mauve flowered mallow, both of which are looking taller than usual. Another mauve flower that I noticed in Loves Lane the other day was probably black horehound, a member of the labiate family, which all have a square stem, and include the dead nettles. The plant is about the same size as the nettles and its flowers occur in whorls around the stem like Jerusalem sage (phlomis). The willows this year seem to have shed a lot of down which almost looked like snow where it collected by the verge. Also by the Knap Bridge there is an unusual tree which was no doubt planted many years ago, but this is the first year that I have seen a few clusters of white flowers on it. It is the false acacia I believe, also called the locust tree. As for the animal kingdom, recently I saw a cockchafer on the road with its hind wings showing a little, hit by a car no doubt when in flight. On turning over a small dead moth I found the wings had quite an attractive black and white pattern, suggesting that it was a white banded carpet moth. The weather is causing the butterflies to hide away so perhaps the cabbage whites will lay fewer eggs on the vegetables this summer; although I have found one green caterpillar of the small white on one of my cabbages. The damp suits the snails and slugs but I have only found the normal garden ones when weeding and not the very large slugs I saw when in south Essex a short while ago. Both dead and alive frogs are to be found but have you seen any hedgehogs I wonder? Rosie Pauline This last month has seen a number of Tree Pipits performing their parachute song flight in new areas. Ten years ago, the nearest place to Ramsbury you would have seen them would be in Hens Wood. I have now seen them at the top of Loves Lane, by Pentico Wood and in Bolstridge Bottom. I have also seen a Cinnabar Moth in Bolstridge Bottom this month. It is vibrant pink when in flight, then when it lands it becomes slate blue. Also in the same area I have seen two very welcome marbled white and painted lady butterflies. Not quite so welcome are the hornets that have been seen around Ramsbury. One of the most enjoyable things I have watched this month was adult Linnets feeding their young, again in Bolstridge Bottom. John Marshall Rainfall for the month to 18 June was 4.18 inches, average 2.09. Rainfall was the highest for the full month of May since our records began in 1968. |
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After the success of its campaign to limit motor vehicles using and damaging The Ridgeway National Trail, The Friends of The Ridgeway is turning its attention to increasing the number of people using it. Ian Ritchie, Ramsbury resident and Chairman, says "The Ridgeway is on our doorsteps and offers great walking, cycling, wonderful wildlife and lots of history - get out and enjoy it!" |
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The Conservative Garden Luncheon will be held at Harbrook on Sunday 1 July from 12.30 to 2 pm, by kind invitation of Mr and Mrs Mark Evans. The Guest of Honour will be the Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MP. Waste The black wheelie-bins will be emptied and orange sacks taken on 3,17 and 31 July. Black boxes and green wheelie-bins will be emptied on 10 and 24 July. There will be skips at Ramsbury Surgery on 10 July and at Aldbourne Pond on 24 July. Ramsbury WI Ramsbury WI meets on Thursday 5 July in the Methodist Schoolroom, Oxford Street, when Mrs Demi Ladwa will bring Indian fashions to show us. Doors open at 7.15 pm and the meeting starts at 7.45 pm. Visitors and new members welcome. Bella Voce Choir The choir have worked hard in the last few months putting together their new repertoire of music and sang some of the pieces at a recent concert in Chilton Foliat Church. They gave a mixture of religious, classical, modern and gospel music, and shared the evening with a Jazz Trio which joined them for the closing piece of music. This was a very lively number and had the audience clapping along to the music! They are now going to give a Summer Concert on 6 July at 7.30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall when they will be singing a mixture of songs guaranteed to suit all tastes. There will be a bar and raffle. Tickets are on sale at The Post Office and Midway Stores (for those of you who missed the opportunity to buy at the Street Fair at the end of June). The prices are £5 for adults and £3 for children, and will include a finger supper. The profits from the evening will go to help Childrens’ Health in Madagascar and Ramsbury Pre-School so please help support these two worthy causes by coming along on the 6 July. The summer term will end on 17 July with a short rehearsal in the Memorial Hall followed by a buffet supper for members of the Choir, at The Crown & Anchor. The Autumn Term will start on 4 September. Marlborough Open Studios Scheme Susan Kirkman and Arran Miles will again be showing their work at Witcha Cottage on Saturdays and Sundays 7-8, 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29 July from 11 am to 6 pm. The garden will also be open. The full brochure of the artists participating in the scheme can be obtained from the Post Office or call 520429. ‘Songs of Praise’ The Methodist Church will be hosting their second ‘Songs of Praise’ service on Knowledge Crescent green at 6 pm on Saturday 7 July. Members of both village churches will be contributing to the service by leading prayer and by readings from the Bible. Members of the Ramsbury Silver Band and Bella Voce choir will be playing and leading the singing, so it should be a good event. There will be soft drinks, cakes and fruit to share after the service. We will be taking a collection as a ‘thank you’ to the Band. Please come and join us: we look forward to seeing you. Ramsbury Amenity Group Guided Walks There will be a 4 mile guided walk to Chisbury on Sunday 8 July, and a 4 mile walk to Membury (No5) on Sunday 22 July. All welcome with dogs under control. Axford Bingo There will be Bingo in Axford Village Hall on Wednesdays 11 and 25 July. Ramsbury Flyer The next visit to Newbury will be on Thursday 12 July leaving the Tree at 11.30 am and returning from Newbury at 2.30 pm. The Mystery Tour is also on 12 July starting at 6 pm from the Tree. The fare is £5, book with Muriel Lye on 520555. The Community Bus also has its own page - just follow the link. Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) The 30th Annual ARC Coffee Morning will be held in the Memorial Hall on Saturday 14 July from 10 am to noon. There will be a home produce stall, bric-a-brac, plants, books and raffle. Call 521126 or 520288 for further information. Ramsbury Sunsplash 2007 On Saturday 14 July at Warren Farm, Liddington on B4192. Music Festival from 11 am – midnight. Tickets £10 on the door. Food and Licensed Bars. In aid of Ramsbury School PTA and Motor Neuron charities. Parish Council The Parish Council next meets in the Memorial Hall on Monday 16 July. All are very welcome. The agenda and past meeting minutes can be seen on the web at www.ramsbury.org/community/council. Roxy - the Big Screen Cinema in the Memorial Hall On Friday 20 July in the Memorial Hall. ‘Little Miss Sunshine’. Comedy - winner of 2 Oscars. A family determined to get their young daughter to a beauty pageant finals take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. Cert. 15. Screened in conjunction with Hungerford Festival –HADCAF. Doors open at 7.30 pm, performance starts at 8 pm. Ramsbury and Axford Golf Society The President’s Cup is scheduled to be played at the West Berkshire Golf Club on Tuesday 24 July. Members who are interested in playing should contact Bob Osmond or John Gunton. |
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Project 2005 Recreation Ground announce the
following 200 Club Winners winners. Looking for the key? There are quite a few Tennis Club keys in the village that have never been returned. If you are no longer a Club member but still have a key we would be delighted to hear from you. As an incentive, we will give £5 to any past member who returns their key to Amelia Tester at 12 Crowood Lane, tel. 520218. Coffee Centre News. A big thank you to all. The Coffee Centre raised a grand total of £195 with Donations for Christian Aid. Please come along and join us at the Coffee Centre at the Methodist Church for a chat, it is a great place to meet new people. It is open every Thursday from 9.30 am, with a Cake Stall in the first week of the month and a Fair Trade stall in the third week. Now joining us on the fourth week are Phoenix Trading top quality cards, gift wrap, tags & stationery. The organisers of Axford & Stitchcombe's Gardens Open would like to extend a big thank you to all those who worked so hard to prepare for the event on Sunday 17 June. Over £1,100 was raised for the Village Hall and St Michael's Church, and the weather stayed dry and warm enough for the many visitors to enjoy a wonderful afternoon. |
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The Horticultural Society’s Summer Show will be held from 2 - 4.30 pm in the Memorial Hall on Saturday 11 August. The show schedule is available from the Post Office, on the Horticultural Society pages at www.ramsbury.org/organisations/clubs/horticulture, from Sue Arnold on 520322 or Allan Davison on 520591. Entry details on Friday 10 August will follow in the August Diary. A special talk has been arranged to help entrants to the Summer Show. It will be held at 7.45 pm in the Memorial Hall on Monday 6 August, when show judge Dave Tucker will give advice and help to all who would like to get the best out of their flowers, vegetables etc. Everyone is welcome. In 2008, the Ramsbury and Axford Parish Boundary Walk will be held on Sunday 4 May, and not on the Bank Holiday Monday as has been customary. Many walkers have had to go to work or school on the Tuesday after the Bank Holiday and have suffered as a result! Moving the walk to the Sunday will give a day for recuperation. The Diary is published in paper form, and is incorporated here by
kind permission of the Ramsbury Amenity Group. |
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