Further thanks from the Chairman

Dear All

 

Those who worked this morning deserve a special thank you and recognition for doing a splendid job which deserves, and gets, the appreciation of the whole village.  On a truly autumnal morning which certainly lived up to the poet's mists, if not his mellow fruitfulness, you turned to with a will and worked as a team to achieve a great result which has put us right on track to finish the Warren Road part before Christmas.  Please do not let the morning's interesting climax cloud the huge esteem in which we are held both by the community at large and our Parish Council.  It concerns me when people show disapproval of our efforts, however small a minority that may be, so I shall be working this week to build bridges and foster understanding. 

 

Thanks again for your continuing  efforts.  The final working party for this year is Saturday 3rd. December, by which time our Treasurer may have an answer from the European Central Bank about buying more Jaffa Cakes.

 

Finally, we are working so well together that it seems some sort of Christmas get-together would be appropriate, indeed it would seem neglectful not to.  I need to know how you feel.

 

Regards and thanks again from John

Fieldfares and starlings

On a fabulously sunny and warm day a trip round the common seemed a good plan. I didn't get there until 2.00, so the sun was already getting low, and being so bright made seeing a tad difficult. There was not actually much to see, but lingering on the platform at Scouts' Pond for a while, I was rewarded by a glimpse of two fieldfares. Not the first of the year I know, but welcome just the same. They are very flighty birds however, so my view was only brief.

Further on, the was a nice group of starlings disporting themselves in the sunshine on the wires crossing the field opposite The Pit. I love to hear them sing in conditions like this, and indeed there had been a lot at it when I was in Sheringham just before I came to the Common. They were good enough to pose for a picture:

I see the BTCV people have cleared away all the cuttings from the last working party, so it's all systems go to try to finish Area A tomorrow. Let's hope it stays dry!

Thanks from the Chairman

Thanks go out to everyone who helped make it a blinding start to the cutting season yesterday.  Despite waking up to grey gloom and drizzle, nearly all the regulars, 16 in all, rose admirably and cheerfully to the task in hand with impressive result. 

 

It has to be said that some ideas are so good you wonder why no one  tried them before.  Such is the Dowland Tea Pot, actually a catering size pump-action Thermos flask, which had its inaugural outing and dispensed much hot satisfaction.  Consequently, those present yesterday might reflect on the fact that they were witness to a flowering of Trust infrastructure with new officers in both Catering and Health & Safety; thank you Margaret and Roger.

 

The next working party is on Sunday 20th.November, 9:30am, continuing where we left off yesterday,  and after that the 3rd. December will conclude matters for 2011.  With BTCV booked to help twice, and given reasonable weather, I am optimistic that we can complete Area 'A' and resume on the other side of the Beck in January.

 

Thanks again for your help

Regards from John