Scruton News & Newsletters
Parish Newsletters
Newsletters are in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format, so you'll need Adobe Acrobat Reader (a free download) installed on your PC.
Items for Future Newsletters
Please let Stephen Elmer have articles for the newsletter by email, phone or note. For other parish matters contact any councillor or the clerk.
Noticeboards
Parish Council noticeboards are located at the village hall and on the village green. A public-access noticeboard is located in the bus shelter opposite Pittfields Corner.
Scruton Information Signboard
A ‘Thankful Village’ signboard located on the village green near the Church, tells the story of Scruton from its ancient origins through to it becoming a Thankful Village.
From the Parish Council – September 2024
Dogs & Vacancies
Allotment 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
Nature Notes – September 2024
Virtually every spring a queen wasp builds a golf ball sized nest on the inside roof of my garden shed.
Scruton 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.
Farming 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.
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