A message from Nick Homes on behalf of the Feldons Wildlife Club concerning the World’s Largest Garden Wildlife Survey this weekend 24 – 26 January:
‘Make a cup of tea, pull up a chair, enjoy one hour gazing into the garden this weekend, and help science at the same time by participating in the world’s largest citizen science project.
This weekend is the annual Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Big Garden Birdwatch. Last year, over 600,000 people made a list of all the birds they saw in their garden, for just one hour over the last weekend in January.
All you need to take part is the ability to tell a great tit from a blackbird, and a bluetit from a robin. Easy! Write down the maximum number of each type of bird that you see at any one time during the hour, then submit your results:
1. Online, via the RSPB website at https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/big-garden-birdwatch
2. Please also send your bird count by email to nickpholmes7@gmail.com. We will compile the results into the 2nd Annual Feldon’s Bird Survey.
For more information, check the RSPB website, which has handy bird-identifying and counting guides that you can download and print or view online. If you’re an experienced Watcher, you’ll just need a pen and paper.’
Nick Holmes
For a list of events and posters about what is coming up at our wonderful local pub see below:
Booking is highly recommended for quiz and meal specials – see here
To keep in touch with what is going on follow The Cherington Facebook Page
The Hall team are VERY excited to announce 4 dates for professional Theatre at The Hall in 2025!
The first play is Old Herbaceous, on Saturday 1st March 2025, presented by Giles Shenton Productions. See below for description of the play.
You can enjoy a proper evening out at the Theatre, right on your doorstep at our fabulous Hall:
TICKETS ON SALE NOW – £15 each / £8 under-16’s
GSP Theatre Dates at The Hall in 2025:
About Old Herbaceous:
Described as “Downton Abbey with gardening tips”, Old Herbaceous is the humorous love story of a single-minded yet gentle man with a passion for plants. An acute and sometimes hilarious observation of relationships between the classes in a simpler age, Old Herbaceous is sprinkled with witticisms and epithets.
As Old Herbaceous, renowned actor Giles Shenton truly lives the part of the legendary Head Gardener, Herbert Pinnegar, inviting you to feel included in a private chat from a bygone, comforting age. Keeping you engrossed, amused and emotionally engaged from start to finish, Old Herbaceous will leave you with a feeling that, perhaps, all’s right with the world.
Enjoy a sociable morning at the Hall where bacon baps, coffee, tea, hot chocolate and cakes are all on offer.
There will also be a Bring and Buy in aid of playing field funds.
If anyone would like to join the rota to help out or go on a cake making rota please contact Christine Dudfield on 07866 127409.
Enjoy New Year’s celebrations tomorrow night at our lovely local, The Cherington.
Complementary glass of fizz and free buffet on arrival.
See poster below.
To keep in touch with what is going on follow The Cherington Facebook Page
Our lovely local pub, The Cherington, is not just a great place to eat and drink and meet up with friends, it is also a great asset to our villages in other ways.
You may remember that one of the aims of the Cherry Fest in the summer was to raise funds for a second public defibrillator for the community and today it has been installed.
See below a message from Mat Faulkner, Manager at The Cherington:
‘Just wanted to pop up a note of huge thanks and well done to all surrounding villages.
The defibrillator that we all raised money for at our ‘Cherry Fest’ has finally been put up today!
Hopefully we will never need to use it but they save lives. We will look to do a big training session soon for those who would like to know how to use one should you need to!’
Team Cherington x
The next meeting of the Cherington and Stourton Parish Council Meeting will be held at The Hall on Monday December 16th at 7.30 pm.
The agenda and previous minutes can accessed through the links below.
Agenda – Click here
Previous minutes and agendas – click here
Come to The Hall for the last coffee shop of the year.
Enjoy mince pies, cake and bacon baps with your morning coffee!
There will also be a Christmas raffle in aid of the Playing Field.
Cherington and Stourton Village 