Sustainable Blewbury upcoming events!
Apple-juicing – Do you have a glut of apples? How about juicing and preserving them? Bring washed apples (bad bits removed but not cores) and your own clean bottles or containers to the Manor, Berry Lane on: September 1, 29 and October 13, 27 between 2 and 4pm. Arrive by 3pm if you want to pasteurise your juice (which will need glass screw top bottles). There is also a session on Sept 15 from 10am to noon. Costs: £1.50 to press a large bucket or basket of apples plus 30p per bottle to pasteurize. You can also freeze unpasteurised juice (in plastic containers). We do not supply bottles or containers.
If you have a larger quantity of apples, you can hire our equipment for a charge of £15 per day if you live in the village or Upton, £20 if you live elsewhere. For further information email Andy: andy3210123@gmail.com
Nature Reserve – I hope you have had an opportunity to visit the site since it reopened in August even though the paths are still a bit overgrown; several young yellowhammers have been spotted recently. We will be maintaining the site on the second Saturday morning of every month: next dates 14 Sept, 12 Oct, 9 Nov. If you would like to help and are not already on our list of volunteers, please email the secretary below.
Repair Café, Sun 15 Sept, 2 to 4pm, Village Hall – Bring your household items including clothing, electrical, and gardening articles for mending, tools for sharpening and bikes for fixing for free. Refreshments available. Donations welcome to cover costs.
Quaker Wood – Great news at last! We can announce that the parcel of land called Quaker’s Croft is now owned by Sustainable Blewbury. It is an act of extraordinary generosity to the village by the previous owner. Contractors will plant a woodland for us on the site over the course of the next six months or so. The Millbrook which runs along the eastern boundary will be enhanced and there will be glades and walkways for us all to enjoy.
A woodland is a long-term project, not much more than a sea of canes and protective spirals in the short term. We will be looking for volunteers to join us in the initial work and the ongoing maintenance. To that end we are planning an exhibition to show how the woodland will look when complete and to ask all of those who have volunteered in the past to confirm their commitment to helping with this exciting new project. More details in the next Bulletin.
| BLEWBURY FREECYCLE FREE ITEMS TO A GOOD HOME | TEL NO. | |
| · Stand alone garden trug 104cmx77cm. Needs new liner. · Adjustable dressmaker’s form (body). | Lyn Blackie blackies10@btinternet.com | 850795 |
| SISIS lawn aerator, which you need to push by hand. 42 cm wide. Width between wheels 57 cm. Over 40 years old and not used in that time but still very sharp. Feels quite heavy to me! | Jane Kinniburgh Janehkinniburgh@yahoo.co.uk | 850341 |
| Ryobi 18V cordless STP-1801 drill. Two Ni-Cd batteries. Old tech but works well. | Roger Colebrook rogercolebrook@gmail.com | 851495 |
| Large (12.5kg) bag of Peter & Paul wild bird food. | Chris Whatmore editor@blewbury.co.uk | 851055 |
| To freecycle your item please send a short description, email & phone number to Lydia Inglis (lydandmuz@gmail.com) | ||
If you want to know more about Sustainable Blewbury and become a supporter who receive occasional newsletters, email secretary@sustainable-blewbury.org.uk