Blewbury WI’s next main meeting is on Wednesday 26th March in the Vale room of the Village Hall at 7.30pm. Members only this time for the Annual Meeting. We will have opportunity to review the previous year’s programme of activities, tie up any business from the last year and make plans for the future. It’s when we vote in the new committee and vote the President into position.

Once the ‘business’ is done – we will be pretty quick – we are also promised a fun evening – who knows what we will get up to? Take our word for it – it’ll be enjoyable and we will have some refreshments (!) and nibbles.

To find out more, ring our Secretary, Joy, on 850543 or email blewburywi@gmail.com

Calendar

We have a few interesting events coming up that we hope you will come to.

Gardening with ‘the early birder’: creating a wildlife-friendly garden with Jon Mason
Monday April 7th, 8.00pm Vale Room, Blewbury Village Hall

Jon Mason has created a wildlife-friendly garden at his home at Little Orchard, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills. A geography teacher for 35 years, Jon is also a writer, naturalist and photographer. He’ll advise Blewbury gardeners (and would-be gardeners) about gardening with nature and providing the best possible conditions for our wildlife to flourish. For a preview of his work visit his website https://www.theearlybirder.co.uk/. Tickets on the door £8 including a drink of your choice.

Community Orchard at Ticker’s Folly.

This will look different this year. The Parish Council and Sustainable Blewbury have agreed to extend the Wildflower Meadow to include the Orchard, by changing the way the grass between the trees is mown. From now on, we will only mow the grass between the orchard trees once a year, in the autumn, at the same time as the wildflowers are mown. The hope is that orchids and other wildflowers will naturally spread into the orchard patch. We will continue to manage the trees with the aim to make them sturdy and accessible. It will take another 30 years or so, for the trees will reach maturity, hopefully surrounded by wildflowers, rather than mown grass.

If you want to know more about Sustainable Blewbury and become a supporter who receives occasional newsletters, email secretary@sustainable-blewbury.org.uk.