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:
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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?”
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”
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.
Stay Indoors?
In case you haven’t noticed yet, the BBC is televising the World Indoor Championship, at Hopton on Sea, England. It has been running all week and the last 3-days are today, tomorrow and Sunday. There are a variety of ways to watch it on the BBC so simply choose your method.
Your Starter for 10
If you haven’t come across it yet, and you’re thinking about taking up bowls, or you’re looking for a bit more information or tips about the game, then Click Here to visit this useful website.
👨‍⚕️ For our Friends 👩‍⚕️
Our thoughts are with all our friends and/or relatives who are not so well at present, and to their nearest and dearest. We send out best wishes and hope that 2024 will bring you better health.
⌚New Year’s Eve ⏰
If you’re out tonight with others celebrating the arrival of next year then remember to keep out of trouble and have a really good evening. If you’re on your own, or with one or two others, you also need to remember to keep out of trouble and have a really good evening. Until we all meetContinue reading “⌚New Year’s Eve ⏰”
Up and Down
The Tree of Life is a universal symbol of creation. It has its roots in the waters of the underworld, its trunk in the earthly world and its branches in the heavens. It is seen as a way of accessing other worlds.