Scruton News
Latest news from Scruton village and surrounding area. See here for the latest parish newsletters.
Parish Council News – November 2022
Bulbs, Memorial, Trees & Drains
Farming News – November 2022
The hot, dry summers we get now are not conducive to growing potatoes. Once the temperature exceeds 25 degrees, potatoes go into survival mode and the yield suffers.
Gardeners’ World – November 2022
GQT – Many thanks from Scruton Allotments to everyone who supported our Gardeners’ Question Time, we raised over £200!
Nature Notes – November 2022
Tuesday 18 Oct. began sunny but by mid-afternoon the easterly wind and grey clouds brought a huge migration of red-wings and blackbirds from Scandinavia.
Dog Mess on the Village Green
The Parish Council have received a complaint from the grass cutters that they had to clean their machines from excessive dog mess after the last cut.
Farming News – October 2022
In the farming game, the snakes are more numerous and the ladders are getting shorter. Government policies are changing fast and are less predictable.
Nature Notes – October 2022
Summer is over and after a very good breeding season and swallows, house martins and swifts are on their way to Africa.
Harvest Supper 2022
Scruton’s Harvest Supper will be on Friday 14th October at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall.
Chris Snell 2022 Potato Challenge Update
Revised plans for this event will be circulated shortly via Network Scruton and have been posted on the Allotments web site.
Gardeners’ Question Time in Scruton
The Allotment Association are holding a Gardeners’ Question Time for all garden based topics at 7 pm on the 20 October in the village hall.
Fireworks Quiz Night – Oct 2022
There will be a Quiz Night in support of Thankful Village Fireworks at the Coore Arms, 7 pm on Sunday 23 October.
Gardeners’ World – October 2022
The recent welcome rain has seen roses flowering for the second time. Later flowering perennials such as Helianthus and Michaelmas Daisies have recovered well from the dry weather.
Village Christmas Card – 2022
The theme for this year’s Village Christmas Card is the Twelve Days of Christmas as created by Scruton residents in December 2021.
Parish Council News – September 2022
SPC would like to thank our County Councillor Annabel Wilkinson for unveiling the plaque for our Jubilee Tree.
Station Visitors from SA
Descendants of Henry Hutchinson, Scruton’s Station Master in the 1920s, visited Scruton in August and were amazed to see the renovations to the once derelict building.
Farming News – September 2022
As I write, harvest is now almost over, with one small area of spring barley remaining.
Gardeners’ World – September 2022
Another hot, dry month has spoilt many summer plants, but it has suited plants like lavender which has been covered in flowers.
Nature Notes – September 2022
We recently had a hummingbird hawk-moth feeding on flowers in our garden. These day time feeding moths migrate from around the Mediterranean to Britain and Northern Europe.
Village Hall Bookings
Rory Clarke has now stepped down as Treasurer for the Coore Memorial Hall and the village hall diary is now held by Jim & Michele Hargan
Parish Council News – August 2022
Keven Surtees, the recent hot weather, Mike Widmer
Yorkshire Water Debacle
As SPC received no response from Yorkshire Water about the hole in Station Road, NYCC Councillor Annabel Wilkinson was asked to intercede on Scruton’s behalf.
Nature Notes – August 2022
Graham Bourne recently complained that he had ‘mole problems’ in his lawn. Sure enough there were the tell tale mole hills.
Scruton Air Show 2022
Scruton would like to thank the RAF for the marvellous aerobatic display from the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.
Bats in the Belfry
Dave Long will be carrying out a bat survey at St Radegund’s Church during the week 8 – 14 August.