On the morning of Wednesday 26 April 2023, Pip Rutherford and May Wilson of Powburn placed an official Queen’s Green Canopy plaque next to the trees in the paddock at Crawley Dene (at the South exit from Powburn). The trees were planted by the Hedgeley Parish Council to mark Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee. The following morning (Thursday 27 April 2023) the plaque had disappeared.
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Another sure sign that Spring is springing is the more frequent sightings of deer in the valley.
On one of my cycle rides to Ingram, I saw these roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) on the bank at the bottom of one of the Branton East Side farm’s fields.
With a BIG THANK YOU to Kay Wilkinson of ‘Cheviot View’ Powburn, we are pleased to announce that a total of £475.00 was raised from the recent Macmillan Coffee Morning and Children’s Crafts event that took place at Breamish Hall on Saturday 22 April 2023.
To help the community celebrate the King’s Coronation, The Tankerville Arms is delighted to have been able to book the Richard Kain Band for
Saturday 6 May 2023; 2-4pm
The May 2023 Quarterly Meeting of Hedgeley Parish Council is to be held on:
Wednesday 3 May 2023
7:30 pm
Having only just seen my first adder late on in the season (15 April 2023), I came across this one the following day – also at Branton Lakes Nature Reserve.
DON’T FORGET…the Coffee Morning and Children’s Crafts event takes place this coming Saturday 22 April 2023.
Fun for all the family!
Why not come along – relax – enjoy yourself – meet others – let the kids play – and help raise money for a great cause?
Tea Party
Monday 8 May 2023 from 3pm
We’re well into April now and I’ve only just seen my first adder of the season! This isn’t for any peculiar nature phenomenon – such as the snakes emerging much later – but rather that I hadn’t had an opportunity to go looking for them until yesterday.
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