Tuesday May 22 2012
Gardens and Flowers
See the bluebells
Gardens & Flowers
Peck Wood in Rowney Green (B48 7QE) will be open for the public to view the bluebells on April 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 between 10am and 8pm.
A Bluebell Tea is being served on Wednesday April 18 between 2 pm and 6 pm.
Tardebigge Plant Sale
General Events
Tardebigge Plant Sale takes place on Saturday May 5 at 11am, in the churchyard of St Bartholomew’s Church (B60 3AH).
Make sure you get there early before the plants sell out! Refreshments available.
Busy year for Horticultural Society
Gardens & Flowers
2011 was a very successful year for Rowney Green Horticultural Society, with membership increasing to more than 70.
Speakers have been interesting and varied, as were visits to local private gardens, Pershore College, Ashwoods private garden and Colgrave Seeds nursery – all thoroughly enjoyed, with thanks to Janet Barnett and Ann Allen.
The year ended with a great supper and Alvechurch Community Choir providing the Christmas spirit. Many thanks to Elaine Prosser,our chairman, for organising the evening.
The next meeting is on Thursday January 12 at Rowney Green Peace Hall, when Chris Broad will talk about beekeeping. Start time 7.45pm.
Any enquiries to Andrea Halse on 0121 445 1929.
Ask the experts
Gardens & Flowers
A Gardener’s Question Time is to be held on Friday Oct 7, at 7.30pm prompt, at Dodford Village Hall (Priory Road, Dodford B61 9DD) in aid of the NSPCC.
The panel of experts are Hannah Genders, Philip Aubury, Duncan Coombes and David Worthington.
Apply for tickets (£6 each to include light refreshments) and submit questions to Kathy Hunt 01527 833575 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
The event is being organised by the Bromsgrove committee of the NSPCC.
Rowney Green Flower Show
Gardens & Flowers
Rowney Green Horticultural Society’s 69th annual Flower Show takes place at the Peace Memorial Hall on Saturday September 3 at 3pm.
Members and non-members are invited to enter. Schedules available at Alvechurch Post Office and with the Calling Oak.
Entries will be accepted on Thursday Sept 1 from 7.30–9pm at the Peace Hall.
Don’t miss this lovely village occasion and the chance to taste delightful homemade cakes.
More details from Andrea on 0121 445 1929.
Finstall Flower & Vegetable Show
General Events
In addition to flowers and vegetables, the show has craft, baking, jam-making and flower-arranging categories. Trophies are awarded, and good-natured competition between friends and neighbours is a source of fun for all concerned. There are also categories for children, such as making an edible necklace and making a monster from vegetables. At the end of the day there will be an auction, when you can treat your family to superb fruit, vegetables and home-made produce.
Keep an eye on the Village Hall notice board for further details.
Down in the woods today…
General Events
Pepper Wood, near Bromsgrove, hosts a very special Open Day on Saturday May 21, marking 30 years’ worth of work by a Worcestershire volunteer group.
The ancient wood is owned by the Woodland Trust and has been managed by a local community group since 1981.
The Open Day, running between 11am and 3pm, will see a number of displays and special walking routes laid out, highlighting the wildlife in the wood and the unique relationship between the management of the wood and its flora and fauna.
The focus of the event is the conversion of wood into produce. Horse logging and a mobile sawmill will see oak trunks end up as furniture, with a number of other traditional woodland-based crafts such as hurdle-weaving, pole-lathe turning and besom making also being demonstrated.
Visitors can meet the community group, see how they manage and care for the wood, and even try their hand at some traditional woodland crafts such as using a pole lathe and finishing a timber-framed building!
Everyone is welcome to attend; however, all children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult at all times.
Pepper Wood is ancient, meaning it is at least 400 years old, with local history suggesting it is as much as 900 years old. The 134-acre wood is home to an array of native trees, including the nationally rare wild service tree and wild cherry. It also supports more than 100 species of flowering plant, 60 bird species and as many as a third of all the Ancient Woodland Indicators found in the whole of Worcestershire.
Jane Thomas, site manager for the Woodland Trust, comments: “To have what is essentially voluntary support in one of our woods for as long as 30 years is almost unheard of. One of the Trust’s main aims is to inspire people about the importance of our native woods and there’s no better example than the Pepper Wood community group – they are a great model of how local people can make a wood their own.”
Hugh Jenkins of the Pepper Wood community group adds: “As the name suggests, our work is very much a group effort. Without the combined efforts of every single person during the course of the last 30 years, Pepper Wood wouldn’t be in the glorious state we find it in today.”
More information and directions to Pepper Wood can be found at http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/our-woods/Pages/wood-details.aspx?wood=4065
The Woodland Trust is looking for people across Worcestershire to plant a new generation of ‘Jubilee Woods’ as part of its “More Trees, More Good” campaign to double native woodland cover. Find out more at http://www.MoreTreesMoreGood.org.uk/jubilee
Walk around the meadow
Health & Fitness
On Sun June 5, The Village’s nature diarist Mary Green (0121 445 5957) will lead the monthly Avlechurch Village Society walk.
This will be centred on the ancient Eades Meadow with its wonderful orchids and other wild flowers.
As not everyone can park nearby, please meet at the Jinney Ring Centre (Hanbury) and a few people will be asked to ferry some walkers to the meadow end.
Those who prefer a shorter and easier walk than usual can then take a guided walk around the meadow while others do the usual longer walk, not spending much time in the meadow – and some can do an in-between walk.
Meet at the Jinney Ring car park for a 2.30pm start.
Tardebigge Flower Festival
Gardens & Flowers
A Flower Festival takes place at St Bartholomew’s Church, Tardebigge, on Sat June 25 and Sun June 26 from 9am.
The event will feature beautiful displays from local organisations, delicious refreshments and a Plant Sale from 10am on the Saturday.
On the Sunday there will be musical entertainment from Warwickshire Quire “Immanuel’s Ground”, including a sung Evensong at 4pm.
Entry fee £2 on Sat, donations on Sun.
Rowney Green Flower Club
Gardens & Flowers
Rowney Green Flower Club meets on the fourth Thursday each month at The Peace Hall. More info from Annette on 01527 64814.
Bromsgrove & District Flower Arrangement Society
Gardens & Flowers
Bromsgrove & District Flower Arrangement Society meets on the third Thursday each month at 2.30pm (2pm in Dec) in All Saints Church Hall. Visitors welcome. Info from Beryl on 01527 833287 or at www.bromsgroveflowerclub.org.uk
Rosehill Flower Arrangement Society
Gardens & Flowers
Rosehill Flower Arrangement Society meets on the second Monday of each month at Lickey Parish Hall – for details call Belinda on 0121 447 7477 or Diana on 01527 870549.
Burcot Gardening Club
Gardens & Flowers
Burcot Gardening Club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at Burcot Village Hall. Meetings start at 7.45pm. New members and visitors very welcome. For more info please call 01527 458801.
North Worcestershire Fuchsia Society
Gardens & Flowers
The North Worcestershire Fuchsia Society meets on the second Wednesday each month at Aston Fields Social Club, with speakers, exhibitions and advice – 7.30 for 7.45pm. Info from Stewart: 01527 877662.
Rowney Green Horticultural Society
Gardens & Flowers
Rowney Green Horticultural Society meets ar the Peace Hall on the second Thursday each month at 7.30pm – why not make a new circle of friends? More info from Elaine on 0121 445 2759.
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