County Councillor Report (Aug 2021)
by Wendy Pattison
wendy.pattison@northumberland.gov.uk – Tel. 07779 983072
And also on Facebook: Cllr Wendy Pattison
Cross That Bridge
I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it
idiom:
An expression that means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens (Cambridge Dictionary, 2021)
Question: How does a hare cross a river?
Answer: Why, using the footbridge, of course!
Pension Clinic (Aug 2021)
Newcastle Building Society Pension Clinic
Newcastle Building Society who recently ran a Big Talk on the Little Screen event for residents in north Northumberland, are now offering a free Pension Clinic.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone?
Long time passing?
According to Pete Seeger’s 1955 political folk song, the answer to the question ‘Where have all the flower’s gone? is ‘Young girls have picked them everyone.’ Well, they’d have to have been very busy along the Breamish Valley to account for the ‘disappearance’ of the monkey-flower Mimulus.
Lady’s Bedstraw
Lady’s Bedstraw – Galium verum
Flowering from June -September, this annual perennial can now be seen carpeting the hedge banks and, in particular, the roadside verges along the Breamish Valley. It grows about 30cm tall and, belonging to the Rubiaceae family, it has distinctive whorled leaves. Whorled leaves are three or more leaves all growing from a single node on a stem (compare it to, for example, ‘opposite leaves’ where just two leaves grow opposite each other on a stem). Lady’s bedstraw can have 8-12 leaves growing in a whorl.
County Councillor Report (Jul 2021)
by Wendy Pattison
wendy.pattison@northumberland.gov.uk – Tel. 07779 983072
And also on Facebook: Cllr Wendy Pattison
Tyger Tyger
Tyger Tyger, burning bright
Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the forests of the night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame thy fearful symmetry?
Late Spring Sunset 2021
Spring Sunset
Are you still looking up over a year on from the first England lockdown? I hope so. And, if you are, then you’ll most likely have seen the recent wonderful late-Spring sunsets. There have been some vibrant pinks and oranges on display: quite breath-taking at times.
Ukulele Classes Postponed
Ukulele Classes Postponed Until 7 September 2021
The Beginner Ukulele Classes scheduled to begin at the Breamish Hall, Powburn on 29 June 2021 have been postponed until all current UK Government lockdown restrictions in England have been lifted. The classes will now begin on:
Tuesday 7 September 2021
6:45-7:45pm