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Category Archives: General
Express Yourself
Next time we have a competition, we could use that well-known Latin expression: proxime accessit. The classics scholars amongst us will also know that this is a phrase usually abbreviated to prox. acc. But what does it mean? It means: Runner-up to prize-winner. So in every competition we hold, we always have one of these.
Making a Bee Line For It
With the whole year ahead of us, now is the perfect time to start planning your garden planting. Do keep in mind the types of flowers that will attract and support bees. Don’t forget the solitary bees too. Enjoy your planning and to reaping the rewards later in the year.
Happy New Year
It has been quite a year for the Club. There were superb numbers of new members. Numerous events were held. The Committee surveyed Club Members to gauge views and consider suggestions. Sadly we lost some lovely people who will be forever in our thoughts. The Teams all played their very best which augers well forContinue reading “Happy New Year”
The Origin
On this day in 1831 the HMS Beagle, with Charles Darwin a passenger on board, departed the UK for a survey of South America, a voyage Darwin later said, “determined my whole career”. Charles Darwin’s initial Tree of Life sketch, which appears in his Notebook B, in 1837, shows his early theoretical insight of how aContinue reading “The Origin”
Energy Crisis
One way to keep warm this winter is to follow the Emperor Penguin technique – and they have to withstand Antarctic temperatures.
Celebrations
Argentinian Capybaras celebrate, in their own way, Argentina winning the football World Cup in Qatar:-
Very Well Bred
If you’re ever in Shrewsbury, do think about visiting the Bread and Loaf Shop where they have a terrific choice of different breads.
It’s All Relative
What a Tangled Web We Weave
There’s no hiding spider webs in this wintry weather.
