St George's Day, Cowslips and Orchids

Cotley Hill is festooned with cowslips and the early purple orchids are in bloom - in time for St George's Day.

Don't forget Saturday's St George celebration - there is still space. Contact Pat Frost if you would like to attend.

Happy New Year

It's a long time since the previous post on the blog - the year has turned and we have had a month of real winter weather. Quite a refreshing change notwithstanding the increased heating bills, the price of oil has dropped considerably, thank goodness.

The carol service on Christmas Day was well attended and very uplifting.

New Years Eve in the village hall was reported a success and a selection of pics will be posted on the newly launched Norton Bavant Flickr page

http://www.flickr.com/groups/988058@N21/

Follow the prompts and set up your flickr account to access the page.

Pie and Mash Evening

There will be a 'festive' pie and mash supper in the village hall on Saturday 6 December.
Tickets are £8 per person, under 16's from Norton Bavant eat free.

All proceeds go towards the upkeep of the Village Hall and Memorial Field.

Numbers are limited - advance bookings only.

To book a place at the supper and/or donate a pie or dessert, please contact Pat Frost on 840433.

All donations of festive raffle prizes welcome.

It has been a long time!

It has been a long time since the last 'Bavant Blog'.

There was a very successful curry night on September 27th, a village meeting on October 8th (Rowena Lane took on the mantle of neighbourhood watch coordinator, no uniform provided - or even a mantle).

August and September saw small swarms of villagers regularly cycling to Corton to support their own particular worthy cause. The principal beneficiaries seemed to be Stowford Press Ciders and Britvic. The dark evenings have put paid to this, but hopefully the spring will see a rebirth.

Don't forget the pie and mash evening on Saturday 6 December.......

Moira Powley

As all in the village will know Moira passed away on July 5th. She will be sadly missed by all of her family and friends but has left us with many great memories. I have pasted in the introductory paragraph to Moira's website.

Please visit the site
http://www.moirapowley.co.uk
to find out more about a project to remember Moira or to add your condolences

Moira Powley passed away on Saturday, July 5th 2008. She will be greatly missed by her husband Miles, daughter Karen and their respective families, as well as her many friends. Please join us in celebrating her life at All Saints Church at 3pm on Wednesday, July 16th.

As you know Moira was a colourful person so no black please!

There will be a reception after the service.

Don't Pick the Wild Flowers

Every year an outstanding specimen fragrant orchid grows near the path just above the woods on Cotley Hill. For the last four years, no sooner has the orchid reached perfection than it has been picked.

True, there are thousands of orchids on the hillside, but that's where they belong.

To pick one (or more) is completely inconsiderate as it deprives others of an opportunity to enjoy the flower and prevents the plant from increasing numbers next year.

The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, we are incredibly privileged as a village to have it 'on our doorstep' and to have access to it, please treat it with respect.

Norton Bavant Field Day, 7 June 2008 - CANCELLATION

Indications are that a considerable number of people will be away from the village
on Saturday and the event will not be viable. The decision has been made, regrettably, that the ‘Field Day’ must be cancelled.