At It Again

John: “So tell me then Eddie and Brian, what belongs to each of you but is used by your friends more than by you?”

Brian: “What do you think Eddie?”

Eddie: “Go on John, what’s the answer?”

John: “Your name!”

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 for the year ahead, and members who were not involved in teams developed their skills on the green.

Stay safe and have a Very Happy New Year. See you again in 2023.

This Might Sting a Bit

A wasp gives away the entrance to the colony’s nest (Left photo above) hidden in the rockery, and it’s very necessary to protect yourself when getting rid of the nest. Wasps don’t just build their nests in your house but they can still cause problems to people when nesting close to your property.

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”.

Page in Darwin’s Notebook B that is stored in the Cambridge University Library

Charles Darwin’s initial Tree of Life sketch, which appears in his Notebook B, in 1837, shows his early theoretical insight of how a genus of related species might originate by divergence from a starting point (1).