Parish Newsletters

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Items for Future Newsletters

Please let Stephen Elmer have articles for the newsletter by email, phone or note. For other parish matters contact any councillor or the clerk.

Noticeboards

Parish Council noticeboards are located at the village hall and on the village green. A public-access noticeboard is located in the bus shelter opposite Pittfields Corner.

Scruton Information Signboard

A ‘Thankful Village’ signboard located on the village green near the Church, tells the story of Scruton from its ancient origins through to it becoming a Thankful Village.

Potatoes in a field

Farming News – June 2024

26th May 2024

The relatively dry and warm weather of May gave us the chance to get this year’s crops planted.

Scruton Parish Council

From the Parish Council – May 2024

29th April 2024

Thank you, D-Day (80), SPC Vacancy, Dog Mess

Lime green Euphorbia

Gardeners’ World – May 2024

29th April 2024

More rain, fluctuating temperatures, frost and strong winds, but plants keep on growing. It is a case of the survival of the fittest. I have lost a rhododendron in full bud to wind burn, but another in a sheltered position has survived.

Nature

Nature Notes – May 2024

29th April 2024

At this time of year, you may be surprised to find a queen wasp in your house, especially if it appears on something you are about to handle.

Stone age flint spearheads

Farming News – May 2024

29th April 2024

Drier weather has enabled me to sow some spring barley, apart from a corner of the field which is still under water.

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