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Ramsbury & Axford Community
Village Diary - June 2009 |
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As the weather has been rather variable during the past month, we can but hope June will bring warmer conditions without the strong winds that have torn some of the young leaves and brought down tiny fruits. Since a heavy crop has formed on my bullace tree pruning. Many shrubs seem to be flowering particularly well this spring; perhaps the colder winter has proved beneficial to them. May and June are the be recently, about twenty were found in quite a small area, including Solomon’s Seal, which was much smaller than the garden variety. Wild and barren strawberries were also in flower. The petals on the latter are more widely spaced, so the green sepals can be se growing fast but also is in flower: to see the detail a hand lens is needed. This season I have realised there are several types of periwinkle both growing wild and in gardens. Their flowers differ in size shape and intensity of colour. I was sorry to see a few Spanish bluebells have appeared in West wood with their stalks thicker and flowers paler than our darker, daintier English ones. The garden ones are usually these imports. Plants brought from other countries for in the long term it seems. The blue flowers at this season include the tiny milkwort of chalk downland and several types of speedwell, often found in our gardens. The smallest is the wall speedwell with intense blue flowers. On sunny days quite a variety of butterflies should be on the wing. These include the speckled wood, orange tip and gatekeepers. I was reading that male spiders are larger than the females, so I appeared to have an example of both in the bath this morning, but at a distance from each other. When approaching a field between two pieces of woodland recently, a roe deer demonstrated how high they can jump. They are usually alone, whereas the larger fallow deer are usually seen in groups. Rosie Pauline With arrival of the Swifts and the Cuckoo the wave of migration is now virtually complete. All these migrant species are now in a frantic programme of forming pairs, building nests, laying eggs and rearing chicks. They have to achieve in five months what our resident species do in seven or eight. I have been keeping an eye on a pair of Chaffinches as they build up their exquisite cup nest, lined with wool, hair and feathers, bound together with spider’s web. They are not visiting the garden much, as at this time of year they feed almost exclusively on insects, close to their nests. The Greenfinches continue with their seed diet and often visit the garden in gangs, as they range further afield to keep their mates, and young, supplied with food. Special treats of the month have included a Whitethroat and a Blackcap seen on the Spring Kennet walk. It is also the time of year to award the ‘supercute’ prize, and for me it is a three way tie between the baby Robin on the patio (face to face with our dog), the days Galloway calf at the other end of the village. I hope they all have a good summer. Paul Swan Rainfall for the month to 18 May was 0.95 inches, average 2.05 inches. |
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Black wheelie-bins and orange sacks will be taken on Tuesdays 2, 16, & 30 June. Green wheelie-bins and black boxes will be emptied on Tuesdays 9 & 23 June. Skips will be at the Square in Aldbourne on Tuesday 9 June from 8am to 10.30 am and Ramsbury Surgery on Tuesday 23 June from 8 am to 10.30 am. Newcomers’ Welcome Pack The Ramsbury Amenity Group, the publishers of this Diary, also produce a Newcomers Please contact Rolf Mitson on 521366 if you are new to the village and have not received a copy. Honey Bees If you see a "lost" swarm of honey bees locally then please contact Eddie on 07766 223505, Mark 07970 379425 or Ken 07771 978082 to arrange for collection. |
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Ramsbury WI meets on Thursday 4 June in the Methodist Schoolroom, Oxford St. Ian Ritchie will be speaking on Sustainable Communities. Visitors and new members welcome. Doors open at 7.15 pm and the meeting will start promptly at 7.45 pm. Busy Bees, Thursday 18 June, 7.30 pm Lychgate Room. Marlborough Concert Orchestra The next MCO concert will be at 7.30 pm on Saturday 6 June in St. Mary’s Church, Marlborough. The programme will include Bruch’s Violin Concerto no.1 with soloist Matthieu van Bellen, a “Making Music” award winner, plus selections from Oklahoma and South Pacific. Tickets: Adults £7, Students £1, from Sound Knowledge, Hughenden Yard, Marlborough or at the door. Horticultural Society Visit to Sudeley Castle departs the Tree on 6 June at 9 am. Tickets (£25 each) may still be available from Sheila Glass for this outing – call 520409. Rose evening and supper on Saturday 13 June at 7.30 pm in the Memorial Hall. Please bring along an old baby photo for the “guess the face quiz”. Methodist Church Sunday Services at 10.30 am on 7 June with Mr Phillip Allen (Aldbourne will be joining us), 14 June with Rev. Pat or Brian Hunter, 21 June Holy Communion Rev. Susan Holden and 28 June Service of Readings. Thursday Coffee Mornings: 4 June Cake Stall (please donate a cake), 11 June Cushions & Bags, 18 June Fair-Trade and 25 June Card Stall. Ramsbury Amenity Group Guided Walks The RAG walks in June will be on the 1st and 3rd Sundays. 7 June Black Field (near Minal) – 4 miles and 21 June Loves Copse (no. 9) – 4 miles. Walk numbers are from the Ramsbury Amenity Group Short Walks pack available from the Post Office. We meet at the Tree in the Square at 2 pm and everyone is welcome. Shared cars and dogs on leads. For further details call Sheila Morgan on 520501. Axford Bingo There will be Bingo in Axford Village Hall on Wednesdays 10 & 24 June at 7.30 pm. Ramsbury Flyer The next visit to Newbury will be on Thursday 11 June, leaving the Tree at 11.30 am and returning from Newbury at 2.30 pm. Fare £3 - book with Muriel Lye on 520555 or 07769 570239. The Community Bus also has its own page - just follow the link. Crown and Anchor Farmers’ Market Saturday 13 June 9 am to 12 noon. Coffee, cakes and bacon butties from the BBQ on sale until 11.30 am. Axford & Stitchcombe Gardens Open Eight gardens will be open for Axford & Stitchcombe Gardens Open, in aid of Axford Church & Village Hall, on Sunday 14 June from 2.30 to 3.30 pm. Flower Festival in St.Michael’s Church from 2 to 5.30 pm. Flute and harpsichord recital in the church at 2.30 until 3.30 pm and Evensong at 6 pm. Art exhibition in the Axford Village Hall. Teas and produce stall at Stone House with Ramsbury Silver Band. Children’s quiz. Free parking in Jubilee field. Further details from Bridget Treherne 512406, Susy Connell 513300 or Di Barnett 521363 (art exhibition). Parish Council Meeting The Ramsbury and Axford Parish Council will meet on Monday 15 June at 7.45 pm in the Memorial Hall. Bedwyn Music Society Summer Concert Friday 19 June at 7.30 pm, Kings Chamber Orchestra, in St. Mary’s Church, Great Bedwyn with director Gerard Le Feuvre. Enquiries to Andrew Hutchison on 870970. Tickets - members £8 or £10 on the door with children free. Ramsbury Amenity Group AGM The RAG AGM will be held at 6 pm on Friday 19 June in the Memorial Hall. The meeting is open to everyone and will include discussion on proposed changes to the constitution. Annual subscription is £2 which will be collected at the meeting or please leave your subscription in an envelope at the Post Office with your name, address and email address. Bella Voce The choir will join Swindon Concert Band and Ramsbury School Choir to perform a concert on Saturday 20 June at 7 pm in Holy Cross Church. Tickets £7 (under 16 £4 ) from Ramsbury PO and Midway Stores. The Old Mill Open Garden The Old Mill, Froxfield Road, Ramsbury will be open for the NGS on Thursday 25 June from 2 to 6 pm and will be serving teas. No dogs will be admitted. Gardens Open in Ramsbury At least seven gardens will be open on Sunday 28 June from 2 to 5.30 pm. The Flyer will be available for transport to Witcha Cottage. Refreshments at Westfield House, and teas and cakes in the Memorial hall. Volunteers are needed to help with Open Gardens - selling tickets and as garden stewards. Please contact Diann Barnett diannbarnett@hotmail.com. |
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Thanks from Phyllis Broadway for the cards, letters and wonderful support you provided me during the weeks of John’s illness. The kindness and generosity shown to me by so many people makes Ramsbury a very special place to live. Mary Smyth and family would like to thank family and friends for their kind messages of sympathy, and donations, received in their recent sad loss of Peter. The total of £2,668 was raised for The Treloar Trust at the Annual Coffee Morning held on l8 April in the Memorial Hall and in donations kindly given. Thank you for your support. The Methodist Church Table Top Sale on 16 May raised £230 towards Church funds. Thank you to everyone who helped. The Spring Plant Sale raised £800, which is £69 more than last year. Thank you to all helpers and contributors, and especially to Paul New for his high quality plants and to our hosts Dr and Mrs Handford. |
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The annual Arthritis Research Campaign Coffee Morning will be held on Saturday 11 July between 10 am and 12 noon in the Memorial Hall. Please bring any contributions to the Hall on Friday 10 July between 2 pm and 4 pm or call Marion Young on 521126 to arrange collection. The Ramsbury Horticultural Society Summer Show and Fête will be on 1 August from 1 pm to 4.30 pm. Through the Summer, Holy Cross Church will be celebrating the 1100th year since the first Bishop of Ramsbury was appointed, culminating in a special service of celebration on Sunday 13 September. The Diary is published in paper form, and is incorporated here by
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