Scruton News
Latest news from Scruton village and surrounding area. See here for the latest parish newsletters.
End of Year Reflections – 2020
Scruton residents were asked, ‘What one thing stands out for you from 2020 and what do you most look forward to in 2021?’
Church Services – December 2020
Due to Covid-19 there are no services at present, but the church is open for private prayer.
From the Parish Council – December 2020
Dog Waste Bin, Leaf Clearing and Footpath Funding
St Radegund’s Church – December 2020
Elizabeth Davies – has retired from the role of assistant Churchwarden and given up her position on the Parish and Local Church Councils.
Nature Notes – December 2020
This Autumn is one of the warmest on record with no frost of any note as yet. Consequently, Summer flowers are still in bloom.
Scruton History Group Inaugural meeting
On 28 February there was an inaugural meeting of the Scruton History Group attended by over 20 people.
Farming News – December 2020
When I left school, farming was simple. Produce food for people to eat, as much as possible to feed the nation. The more we farmers produced the better off we were financially. By the time of the Ethiopian famine, I thought that we could help feed the world.
Scruton Sky at Night – December 2020
At 7 am on 12 December the thin waning crescent Moon will be low in the SE, with Venus to the lower left. This should be a spectacle as the Earth will be illuminating the night hemisphere of the Moon.
From the Rectory – November 2020
I love Autumn: the colours and smells, yet it seems such a short season in comparison to the winter it leads into.
Parish Precept
With effect from April next year, the precept for Scruton Parish will increase by £250. This will mean a cost to each Parish household of around £1 per year.
Traffic Mirrors
The possibility, reported in last month’s newsletter, of placing traffic mirrors at Fence Dyke Lane and Silver Street corner has been rejected by NYCC Highways Dept.
Farming News – November 2020
This year potato picking is slow, challenging work as the ground is heavy and wet after a year of drought and flood and an unusually dark summer making all varieties smaller. As I write, half the potatoes are picked and half still in the ground. All the potatoes I grow, Valour, Eurostar and Rudolph, are…
Nature Notes – November 2020
We remembered a village event held on the playing fields, when people dancing in the rain caused worms to emerge. You may also have seen gulls ‘paddling’ their feet to lure worms to the surface.
Farewell to DYN 11
Stephen Elmer has bid farewell to his cherished Rolls Royce vintage car. The car has been in Scruton since 2013 and has featured each year in the exhibits at Scruton’s Annual Fete and several local weddings. Stephen said, “The car has been shipped to Horsham in West Sussex, close to the home of her original…
Thankful Ale
Ten more cases of Thankful Ale are available for delivery to your door.
Scruton Christmas Card
Thank you to everyone who has ordered Christmas cards and returned their Christmas greetings signature sheets.
Scruton Sky at Night – November 2020
Darker skies mean better viewing in November. From the 5th onward, the constellation Orion is visible, low at first in the ESE sky but rising higher, ending November fairly high in the SE.
Resumption of Mobile Post Service
We are reliably informed that the mobile post van will be returning to the village tomorrow and every Tuesday afternoon at The Coore Arms Car Park from 2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
St Radegund’s Open for Private Prayer
The church is now open for private prayer following Sunday services until 6pm on Wednesdays.
From the Parish Council
Scruton parish council are dealing with matters by email but met in an emergency session on 9 September to comply with their statutory obligations.
A Story for Halloween
As I was turning the tractor at one end of the field and preparing to drop the plough into the ground for the next furrows, I became aware that something or someone was holding me back.
Victorian Culvert
The culvert bypasses the old open gutter, which you can see traces of in the field, and empties into Crow Wood.
From the Rectory – October 2020
We have been celebrating the blessings of harvest both outdoors and indoors and this has helped people focus on the positive aspects of our lives.
Scruton Potato Challenge Weigh-in Results
On a wet and Covid-19 restricted day in early September, Scruton Allotment Association held this year’s potato ‘weigh-in’. There were 24 entries ranging from 0.2 to 3.9 kg of potatoes grown from just one tuber.