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Out on the Tiles

No it’s not a protest by Extinction Rebellion, nor is it one of our Ladder competitions. However, it is much needed mortar repairs to the ridge tiles.

A Webinar?

What is a spider? We probably just consider them arachnids that spin webs to trap prey and to use as nests. They’ve had quite a role over the ages:

Marina: Dave, before we do some work, tell me this: How many sides are there to a tree? DaveH: Now that sounds like a trick question Marina. OK, tell me. How many? Marina: Two sides. The outside and the inside. Source: Victorian Book “A Thousand and One Riddles, With a Few Thrown In”, Publisher GeorgeContinue reading “Asking the Question”

Today, Tomorrow & Sunday

The annual Big Garden Birdwatch, organised by the RSPB. You can participate by counting the number of birds that land in your garden over just a one-hour period between 26th-28th January 2024. Click Here to visit the RSPB website and find out how you can help with this research.

Not so Smart?

Referee, Arthur Peake, one of our club members, has some useful information to share after the Annual General Meeting of the British Crown Green Referees Society, held in December 2023. It’s in relation to the infamous smart-watches that have crept into the BCGBA’s Laws of the Game. Just Click Here to find out more. “ByContinue reading “Not so Smart?”

News Just in from the Committee

Dave H is out-doing himself in 2024. He has already produced the second newsletter of the calendar year, and they take a lot of hard work to put together. So, thanks Dave. Click Here to be whisked off to Newsletter 62.

Going Down a Storm

Have you ever wondered about how and why our storms have names? Storm Isha, the one that has just blown down your tree or moved your wheelie bin from the front garden to the back garden (saving you the trouble), is the 9th storm of the season. You could argue that naming a storm Isha,Continue reading “Going Down a Storm”

Birds’ Eye Views

The annual Big Garden Birdwatch, organised by the RSPB, is back again. Why not take part in helping count the number of birds that land in your garden over just a one-hour period between 26th-28th January 2024. Click Here to visit the RSPB website and find out how you can help with this research.

Planning

Some members of bowling clubs in North Wales join the Craig y Don bowling club during the winter months (when it’s not too cold) to play bowls socially and to keep their skills honed. A week or two ago, the croquet club, on whose lawns the winter bowling takes place, submitted a planning application forContinue reading “Planning”

Island History

In January 1841, the British and the Chinese ended long negotiations over territory in the opium wars. China agreed to pay indemnities and ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British. Hong Kong was eventually returned to China on 1st July 1997.