Church Services – December 2020
Due to Covid-19 there are no services at present, but the church is open for private prayer.
Read MoreFrom the Parish Council – December 2020
Dog Waste Bin, Leaf Clearing and Footpath Funding
Read MoreSt Radegund’s Church – December 2020
Elizabeth Davies – has retired from the role of assistant Churchwarden and given up her position on the Parish and Local Church Councils.
Read MoreNature Notes – December 2020
This Autumn is one of the warmest on record with no frost of any note as yet. Consequently, Summer flowers are still in bloom.
Read MoreScruton History Group Inaugural meeting
On 28 February there was an inaugural meeting of the Scruton History Group attended by over 20 people.
Read MoreFarming News – December 2020
When I left school, farming was simple. Produce food for people to eat, as much as possible to feed the nation. The more we farmers produced the better off we were financially. By the time of the Ethiopian famine, I thought that we could help feed the world.
Read MoreScruton Sky at Night – December 2020
At 7 am on 12 December the thin waning crescent Moon will be low in the SE, with Venus to the lower left. This should be a spectacle as the Earth will be illuminating the night hemisphere of the Moon.
Read MoreFrom the Rectory – November 2020
I love Autumn: the colours and smells, yet it seems such a short season in comparison to the winter it leads into.
Read MoreParish Precept
With effect from April next year, the precept for Scruton Parish will increase by £250. This will mean a cost to each Parish household of around £1 per year.
Read MoreTraffic Mirrors
The possibility, reported in last month’s newsletter, of placing traffic mirrors at Fence Dyke Lane and Silver Street corner has been rejected by NYCC Highways Dept.
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