Gabbie Joyce
December 2021 update on the Marl Pit project
During Autumn 2021, our Trustees have been working almost every Saturday, contributing a total of 139 volunteer hours, clearing brash...
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Ian Cognito
Dec 4, 2021
Through the Window - November 2021
One of the delights of walking around the village, and driving around the area, is to see the glorious colours of autumn leaves. Driving...
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Ian Cognito
Oct 29, 2021
Through the Window - October 2021
If you have been out and about around sunrise you will have seen the stunning sunrises we’ve had over the last few days. The colours do...
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Ian Cognito
Oct 6, 2021
Through the Window - September 2021
In terribly, terribly British fashion, the weather over the last two months has been somewhat predictably unpredictable. According to a...
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Gabbie Joyce
Oct 6, 2021
First volunteer litter-pick day at the Marlpit
Over the years since gravel extraction work stopped in the Marl Pit, nature has being busy reclaiming the land. Unfortunately, it also...
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Gabbie Joyce
Sep 3, 2021
Mapping the Marlpit
A key milestone on the Kett's Hill Woodland project is the mapping of existing key features and topography contours onto paper. We are...
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Ian Cognito
Aug 29, 2021
Through the window - August 2021
There can be many interesting things to see around a local area if only we take the time to look around. That includes looking up, as...
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Ian Cognito
Aug 6, 2021
Through the window in July
While walking round the field alongside Chapel Road a couple of weeks ago we were startled when there was a sudden burst of activity...
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Gabbie Joyce
Jul 15, 2021
Let's call an end to litter-picking!
Within Necton there are many anonymous litter-pickers helping to keep our paths, roads and fields clean for us to enjoy and keep our...
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Gabbie Joyce
Jul 13, 2021
New recycling point for Soft Plastic at Necton Co-op store
You can now recycle soft plastics like crisp packets and bread bags at Necton Co-op. It doesn’t matter where you bought them. Just pop...
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Gabbie Joyce
Jul 11, 2021
First open forum for the Necton Neighbourhood Plan
The Open Forum for the Neighbourhood Plan for Necton took place at the Community Centre on the 9 and 10 July. Turnout was low, with just...
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Gabbie Joyce
Jul 4, 2021
School visit to the Marl-pit Woodland
Seahorse Class (year 3) from Necton Primary School came on their first visit to the Marl-pit Woodland on Friday, 2 July 2021. The class...
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Ian Cognito
Jun 27, 2021
June 2021 - Through The Window
The weather over the past month has been interesting. According to the Met Office, this May was the fourth wettest May since records...
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Gabbie Joyce
Jun 5, 2021
Kett's Hill Community Woodland - June 2021 progress update
Overview Over the past few months, we have made significant inroads to the site along a main route that will form the primary access...
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Ian Cognito
May 15, 2021
May 2021 - Through The Window by Ian Cognito
Apparently, this April saw the lowest average minimum temperatures in the UK recorded for an April since 1922. Certainly in Necton we had...
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Gabbie Joyce
May 8, 2021
Big Garden Birdwatch No.2
You will remember that local resident and keen bird-watcher undertook the first ever RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch at the Necton Marl Pit...
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Ian Cognito
Apr 12, 2021
‘Through The Window’ by Ian Cognito
Welcome to this first ‘Through The Window’. I’ll be taking a look at what is taking place looking through the window into my garden, as...
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Gabbie Joyce
Apr 1, 2021
BirdWatch at the Pit
The great annual event for those keen on birds is the RSPB Birders Big Garden Birdwatch. Tony Smedley who lives in Necton, very kindly...
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Gabbie Joyce
Aug 15, 2020
Today we made some new woodland friends
Our small team of Trustees had a productive morning at the old gravel pit today, 15 August 2020. Our aim was to make a start on creating...
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Gabbie Joyce
Jun 25, 2020
Parks are a 'smart investment'
We all know that our green spaces are important, but perhaps we didn't fully appreciate their value to our well-being until now. The...
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