From the Rectory – November 2022
November is a month of remembering, from All Saints to All Souls, to Armistice Day and then, ‘Remember remember the 5th of November’, fireworks and bonfires.
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Bulbs, Memorial, Trees & Drains
Read MoreFarming 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.
Read MoreGardeners’ World – November 2022
GQT – Many thanks from Scruton Allotments to everyone who supported our Gardeners’ Question Time, we raised over £200!
Read MoreNature 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.
Read MoreDog 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.
Read MoreFarming 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.
Read MoreNature 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.
Read MoreHarvest Supper 2022
Scruton’s Harvest Supper will be on Friday 14th October at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall.
Read MoreChris 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.
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