Along with Dave and Anna Stewart, I visited IBM’s Hursley Park estate on August 19th to check on the disease resistant Elm trees that we planted there 3 years ago. Apart from the one we lost very early on, the rest are in reasonable health. A few have grown very well. Some are clearly suffering […]

In February 2024, our Environment team began the work to clear the garden space around Unit 12 in Winnall. We then invested around £15,000 in the design and creation of the new community garden. Since then, the team have on occasion returned to provide a helping-hand to enable the local volunteers to keep on top […]

President Nick Bell welcomed Steve Parsons, District Governor for Rotary District 1110; Alan Priddy, Assistant District Governor, Group 4 and James Lapage from Southampton Magna Rotary Club. President Nick then welcomed our speakers, Lesley Sheldon-Browning and Kennedy Indyhole. We also had the pleasure of welcoming Honorary Member Kimberley Barber, editor of the Hampshire Chronicle, and […]

Winchester City Council’s Mayoralty is part of Mayors for Peace, which each year commemorates the anniversary of the destruction of Hiroshima by an atomic bomb on 6 August 1945 – this year is the 81st anniversary. Winchester joined in 2019, when Eleanor Bell was Mayor. Every year since then a gathering has been held at […]

At our July breakfast we heard from our own Dave Stewart, who supports the UKBMS. It was a fascinating talk, reminding us the huge variety of butterflies (and moths) that frequent our gardens. It became evident that a few of those present knew more about butterflies than they had let on! Thanks Dave, for a […]

On 4th August Deborah and I went along to one of the Rick Stein charity coffee mornings, on this occasion organised by the Sebastian Action Trust. This is a local charity based in North Waltham which provides help and respite for families with a child or children with life limiting illnesses. They have a centre […]