Forest of Dean March 2019
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Happy Mother’s Day! 31st March
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Laundry Day GARDENING
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Hello and welcome to the March issue of your local community magazine. March always seems to be a busy month with spring on its way, the daffodils coming into bloom and the start of getting the garden up together after the winter so we are ready to enjoy the long summer days and warm evenings. A real bonus is that the days are becoming a little longer every day. Don’t you just love the feeling of driving home from work without having to put your lights on – I know I do! The trouble is there is always something to do when you get home and having lighter nights means there's no excuse not to do the jobs you've been putting off for ages. With more light streaming through the windows, I do find that it shows up the dust and dirt which prompts me to do a “spring clean”. None of us love the job of cleaning out cupboards but there is a smug satisfaction that comes from sorting
stuff out or throwing things away I no longer need, before putting what’s left back in a neat and orderly fashion. It’s amazing how much you accumulate in just a small amount of time. There’s a feeling of calmness when my home has some order to it, even though I know it won’t last long with a teenager in the house! The end of March sees the start of British Summer Time, the clocks going forward and Mothering Sunday all falling on Sunday 31st March. So, with that date in mind, I’d better get on with the spring clean so I can enjoy Mother’s Day and enjoy being waited on hand and foot. (I can dream…)
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New Pass for Eel and Lamprey at Blakeney
New Social Group
An ancient and protected fish species and a critically endangered eel have been given a boost in the Forest of Dean.
A new social group for people living with dementia and their family members, carers and friends is piloting in the Forest of Dean.
Blackpool Brook which runs through Blakeney Village is an important habitat for migrating fish and eel, but there are no recent records of lamprey, an ancient and protected fish species, being seen upstream of Blakeney Weir. A new pass has been added alongside the weir to help river lamprey and European eel travel over it and access further potential spawning grounds.
The pass was jointly funded by the Environment Agency and Foresters’ Forest, a Heritage Lottery Funded Landscape Partnership Programme in the Forest of Dean. It was also supported by Natural England and Awre Parish Council.
Later this year, Bournemouth University will be carrying out a series of lamprey surveys across the Forest of Dean to establish the status of lamprey populations.
There will be opportunities in the near future for volunteers to get involved with monitoring and looking after the eel pass and then in 2020 for volunteers to get involved with undertaking lamprey spawning watches. To volunteer please contact forestersforest@fvaf.org.uk. 4
If you are living with dementia and would like to come along to a friendly social event where there are dogs to interact with, or if you have a friend or relative who you would like to attend the group with, please contact us to find out additional information and book your place. There will be trained, friendly dogs to interact with along with tea, cake and pet-themed activities and discussions. These monthly Dog Day events are designed for people at any stage of a dementia diagnosis to bring joy, fun and social interaction.
The group will run once a month until June with the potential to continue after the trial phase. The next meeting is held on Wednesday 27th March from 2pm to 4pm at Drybrook Rugby Club, GL17 9EU. Please note that places are limited, and booking is essential. Contact Claire Smeeth on 01594 823414 / claires@crossroadsfd.org.uk or Ruth Ward on 07958 936283 / ruth.ward@fdean.gov.uk.
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Spoon the mixture evenly into the holes in the muffin tray. Bake in the preheated oven for 18-20 minutes until risen, golden and springy to the touch. Cool in the tin for a few minutes then run a small palette knife around each cake to loosen and turn out on a wire rack. Leave to cool completely. Dip the top of each orange sponge in melted chocolate and place on a wire rack set over a baking sheet. Leave for 30 minutes or until set. Serve topped with grated chocolate and orange slices, if liked.
These make delicious warm puddings – instead of leaving to cool and dipping in the chocolate, serve warm drizzled with the melted chocolate and with a dollop of whipped cream or crème fraiche.
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March is a promising month as we can look forward to a lot of fresh new life to come but don’t plant out too early because the weather can quickly change from icy midwinter winds to warm sunshine. You can, however, spend more time outdoors and tackle those jobs you have been planning throughout the winter.
Nature's irresistible urge to grow means there are many good things to look forward to. Growing your own plants from seed is really satisfying and you can even grow unusual varieties that may be hard to find in supermarkets.
Being well organised and using the right techniques and equipment will help you achieve success.
Six hints and tips to successfully sowing seeds: 1) Get organised - make a seed organiser out of a cardboard box, sub-divided into months using index cards. 2) Sow thinly to get healthier crops – use a tool such as a pro-speeder. 3) Give seeds their ideal conditions - it is essential that seeds are given the right conditions so look at the seed packet for instructions. 4) No pricking out – sow thinly to avoid wasted time and plants. 5) Grow bushy plants by sowing three seeds in a pot filled with compost. 6) Sow outdoors - make sure the soil is not cold and free of weeds, then sow directly into the soil. Bulbs to enjoy: Chionodoxa, Crocus, Grape hyacinth, Iris, Scilla and Narcissus. Top Tip: Keep all new seedlings and plants well-watered and frost-free.
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Support Newent Community Centre
You can help by communicating news of these changes with others; using the centre for activities, meetings and events; and also by supporting any fundraising activities to provide funds for the changes that are needed to modernise the facilities.
Please get in touch through nccadmin@ glebechapel.org or 07545 234700.
- Jan Daines The Newent Community Centre has an interesting history. Opening on the same site in 1804 under the guise of Newent Poor Law Union, it provided a home and workhouse for those who had fallen on hard times. From 1922 to 1965, the building housed Newent Grammar School and since the school’s relocation, has been Newent’s community centre.
In February 2016, the entire site was bought by Glebe Chapel. Even though others regarded the building as a non-viable concern, chapel members supported the use of funds (including giving more than £90,000 in two weeks) to purchase the premises from the local authority. By doing so, Glebe Chapel inherited the 18 user groups from the community who continue to use the facilities along with other groups that have joined since. For over 50 years, Glebe has sought to support its local community. Many will remember taking part in activities and clubs run for children, young adults and those a little older too! Taking over and running a community centre is, therefore, entirely consistent with Glebe Chapel’s vision for a church at the heart of the community. Further development will be funded through the sale of the chapel site and by further fundraising. The aim is to ensure that the centre becomes a financially sustainable resource for the community as well as a home for the chapel. 8
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New Start provides the food and litter and any veterinary treatment needed (although you will have to be prepared to travel to one of the charity's approved vet practices). At the moment the centre is inundated with cats and there is a large number of semiferal kittens that need to be shown that humans can help them/be trusted. Can you help with this? It's a fantastic way to help an amazing charity and to get a part-time cat or kitten to look after.
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Laundry Day
“Give me a hand with this would you?” Danny had been sitting anxiously on the park bench. He turned to a lady with a mass of wild grey hair struggling to throw a length of thin rope over the branch of a nearby oak tree. “Me?” Danny said.
“Yes you, you’re a tall lad,” she called, unravelling the rope. “I want to tie this end to this tree, and the other end to that big one over there.” Danny was glad of the distraction. His cousin had set him up on a blind date with her friend Rebecca, and he wasn’t at all sure what to expect.
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“It’s only bedding. There’s no unmentionables, so don’t get your knickers in a twist.” “Do you always dry your washing in the park?” Danny asked. “Aren’t you worried that someone might steal it?”
“Who’d want my threadbare sheets?” the lady cackled, unravelling a flowery duvet cover. “It’s my First Day of Spring ritual, they always smell lovely after a blast of country air.” “Doesn’t anybody ever stop you?” he asked. “Like who?” She took a couple of pegs from a bag. “Air’s free, isn’t it?” “I suppose,” Danny agreed, looking at his watch. “What’s up?” she said. “Stood you up, has she?”
“I hope not.” Danny helped her straighten the sheets.
As she pegged the last pillow case a small scrap of white fabric fluttered to the ground.
Danny picked it up before it could get muddy. It was a handkerchief, and across one corner was neatly embroidered the name ‘Rebecca’. “That’s funny,” he said, frowning, “the girl I’m waiting for is called Rebecca.” “Well fancy that.” She coyly took the handkerchief from him. “Bet you weren’t expecting me.”
Danny gulped. It was clear he’d been the victim of his cousin’s cruel practical joke. “You seem like a really nice person,” he began, “and you’ve got some very interesting laundry ideas…” “Thank you,” the lady said admiring her line of washing. “You seem quite a nice lad yourself.”
“But I’m worried about the age gap,” Danny continued, choosing his words carefully. “I’m not sure we’d have a lot in common.” The lady brushed her hair out of her eyes and squinted at him. “I have to disagree,” she said, and winked. “There’s one thing we’ve got in common.”
“What’s that?” Danny said warily; he’d hoped she would be better at taking the hint. “My granddaughter Rebecca,” she laughed, as a girl of Danny’s age walked towards them. “Hello Nanna.” She kissed the lady on the cheek.
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Danny felt his face burning. She patted his shoulder kindly. “I don’t think you need a chaperone.” She handed him the basket. “Just bring in my washing when it’s ready.” By Jackie Brewster
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GARDENING
Fabulous Fruit Trees It is not difficult to grow a fair quantity of fruit, such as apples, pears, plums or cherries, in even a tiny garden – so how do you manage it?
First, choose a ‘rootstock’ – the type of tree root the fruit variety has been grafted on to – that has a dwarfing effect, meaning the tree is unlikely to become huge. Examples include rootstocks ‘Pixey’ on plums, ‘M9’ on apples or ‘Quince A’ on pears.
An apple or pear can be a border edging, with each tree spreading to 150cm (5ft) and trained into a horizontal barrier about 45cm (18in) above ground which bears fruit along the horizontal ‘arms’. Either place a pollinator tree nearby to ensure good fruit set, or choose the self-fertile ‘Concorde’ pear for a reasonable crop with just one tree. Ready-trained stepovers are available from some garden 18
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Growing fruit trees in pots works well, provided you use a good-sized pot – perhaps even a half-barrel. Use a loambased John Innes No. 3 compost and place plenty of drainage material at the base of the container – broken flower pots work well! Make sure the tree is fed and well-watered and kept under control.
‘Family Trees’, on to which two additional varieties of the same fruit have been grafted, let you grow three varieties of apple or pear on one tree. The varieties are selected to cross-pollinate and you should get a fair crop from an established tree. With limited space, you can grow ‘Ballerina’ or ‘Minarettes’ trees. These columnar apple trees produce fruit on short spurs growing out of the main stem, resulting in trees measuring up to 2.4m (8ft) tall, but which can be planted just
60-90cm (2-3ft) apart. Many different varieties are available, including dessert apples, cooking apples, pears, plums, gages and damsons.
If space is so limited that you can only have one tree, choose a ‘self-fertile’ variety that doesn’t need a companion and can fertilise its own flowers. For apples, varieties include ‘Queen Cox’, ‘Greensleeves’ or ‘Red Devil’, for pears ‘Concorde’ or ‘Invincible’, for cherries ‘Stella’ and for plums ‘Victoria’. A pollinator will give a heavier crop, but without you’ll still get a fair quantity of fruit. You can grow fruit as an ‘espalier’, trained and pruned so that the tree lays flat against a fence or framework, with several parallel fruit-bearing arms or in a fan shape against the surface.
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Your local EVENTS GUIDE WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Ongoing until 17 March, Nature in Art, Twigworth, Nr Gloucester, GL2 9PA World-renowned photography exhibition featuring breath-taking images from the animal world. T: 01452 731422
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be very difficult to spot if your pet has dark fur. They can quickly multiply to the point where your pet is constantly scratching, which can cause serious irritation to their skin.
Spring has finally arrived – but so have some unwanted guests Although we welcome the warmer weather with open arms, spring also means the re-emergence of parasites that can cause severe discomfort for your pet, and are potentially a serious health risk.
Your vet should be able to recommend an appropriate flea and tick treatment based on their weight, which reduces the chances of infestation and illness. Being vigilant and aware of the dangers these unwanted visitors pose, however, is also a good first line of defence that will keep your pet happy and healthy.
www.petfleas.co.uk/blog/springtime-safetyfor-your-dogs www.telegraph.co.uk/pets/keep-animalshealthy-in-spring www.thekennelclub.org.uk/health/ for-owners/ticks. By Ann Haldon
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