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“ They tell me some homes don’ t have a piano nowadays. But I don’ t believe them. Do you?”
Mary’ s Meadow
This is an update on work and progress for the development of this wildflower and wildlife meadow adjacent to Stotfold Road and the Hermitage. Last Autumn local volunteers helped me crop and gather hay. We sowed more seeds, different varieties to existing, which numbered over 30 species last year. I have also planted a living willow bird hide overlooking the pond and reeds, with facilities to note all wildlife seen in this area [ We appear to have a resident pair of Snipe, and lots of Reed Buntings.] In the back of the notebook will be a list of wildflowers also. Continued thanks to local volunteers, orchestrated by the Bedford Rural Communities Charity, who also advise me on the development programme. Later in the year I will be happy to provide photos of the meadow. Once we are up and running I will be happy to allow members of the public access, subject to email details being provided. I will provide access details later this year, but please note this will not be from Stotfold Road where considerable damage has been done to fences twice already, and police have been notified. Any comments can be directed to me at stevemacsweeney @ msn. com. I hope we can make this meadow a feature of Arlesey village life.
Steve MacSweeney
Richard’ s Relics
June’ s object in Richard’ s Relics is something we know the name of but can you tell us what is was and is used for? The table itself is printed on paper and mounted on some hardboard, with a hole drilled in the top centre for hanging on the wall. We’ ll give you the answer in next month’ s issue.
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“ They tell me some homes don’ t have a piano nowadays. But I don’ t believe them. Do you?”
John Myatt
Last month’ s mystery object
May’ s unusual object is still a mystery, but on researching the block of wood my best guess is that it was / is used for shaping hats. The rough shaped hat would be placed over a form and shaped with this block.
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