From the Parish Council – September 2024
Dogs & Vacancies
Read MoreAllotment Plots Available
We have two plots available at Scruton Allotments for villagers who want to join a friendly community of growers and grow their own fruit and veg. For details go to www.scrutonallotments.org.uk
Read MoreNature Notes – September 2024
Virtually every spring a queen wasp builds a golf ball sized nest on the inside roof of my garden shed.
Read MoreScruton Sky at Night – September 2024
The night sky is getting darker! Darkness is broken down into Civil, Nautical and Astronomical ‘periods’, which vary over the year.
Read MoreFarming News – September 2024
As you read this, you will have noticed how the nights are drawing in. The light nights are slipping away quicker in the autumn than they arrived in the spring, which, I think, is due to the tilt in the polar axis.
Read MoreGardeners’ World – September 2024
A month of little rain, high temperatures and strong winds, a combination leading to many plants dying without flowering properly, especially if you have heavy clay soil.
Read MoreSafari Supper 2024 – Closing Date
First come, first served – The closing date for the safari supper draw is Sun 15 September.
Read MoreEast Grange Kitten Update – August 2024
You may recall that back in May we took in four community kittens that had taken residence in our back garden. We have since managed to capture and have neutered the mother, and also her tabby daughter, but not before she too had produced her own litter of four more kittens.
Read MoreFrom the Parish Council – August 2024
Charlie Hoare, Dog Mess, Security, The Emergency Defibrillator, Vacancies
Read MoreGardener’s World – August 2024
The warm weather has arrived, and tomatoes are ripening. If they are in a greenhouse they need plenty of ventilation; water sprayed on the floor helps to increase the humidity as they can overheat.Â
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