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The National Trust will be hosting a Beaver Presentation at Wootton Courtenay Village Hall on Tuesday 21st July, from 6.00pm – 7:30pm. The presentation is a chance to hear an update from the Beaver Project Officer on what is happening with the beaver release on the Holnicote Estate. There will be time at the end for a Q&A. It is a drop-in event and it would be lovely to see as many folk there as possible. Tea and cake provided.Jack Siviter National Trust Beaver & Wetlands Project Officer – Holnicote Estate

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Wootton Courtenay Gardening Club Talk

Thursday 30th July at 7.30pm in Wootton Courtenay Village Hall

A Talk by Dr Ken Thompson – ‘Darwin’s Most Wonderful Plants’

Members free. Guests £5.

I’m very pleased to announce that Dr Ken Thompson has again agreed to give a talk to the Wootton Courtenay Gardening Club, this time on Charles Darwin’s plants. Those who remember last year’s No Nettles Required will know what an entertaining speaker he is.

Ken sees Darwin as a revolutionary botanist whose observations and theories were far ahead of his time, which is now being confirmed by high-tech modern research. This talk explores plants’ symbiotic relationships and their triffid-like ‘intelligence’, including how they move and even hunt. It also shows what plants reveal about the processes of evolution.

Now retired from his post as Senior Research Fellow of Sheffield University, Ken currently writes for the RHS magazine The Garden, and Gardens Illustrated, amongst other things. We are very lucky to have him come and speak to our small gardening club, and this fascinating talk is definitely a date for the plantsperson’s diary!

Non-members are always welcome, at a small charge of £5. Doors open at 7.00pm, and teas and coffees will be served before the talk.

Marion Jay

Chairwoman, Wootton Courtenay Gardening Club

Good news for gardeners – most non-black plastic plant pots can now be recycled from home in Somerset.

The change follows the introduction of new national Simpler Recycling rules, which aim to make recycling collections more consistent across England. Somerset residents can now place non-black plastic plant pots in their Bright Blue Bag alongside other plastic pots, tubs and trays.

Before recycling, plant pots should be emptied and reasonably clean. Black plastic plant pots cannot currently be recycled through kerbside collections and should be reused where possible or placed in the rubbish bin. Black plant pots can’t be recycled because the black pigment they contain is not recognised by optical sorting machines. These should continue to be reused where possible, and if not, placed in the rubbish bin.

Reusing plant pots is always the best option, and many local garden centres offer plant pot swap areas. Residents can also take plastic plant pots to Somerset recycling sites for recycling.

A motorhome was broken into whilst parked in a lay-by on Porlock Hill, near the footpath to Dunkery Beacon, between 4:30pm and 6:00pm on 3 July.It is believed the offender(s) may have gained entry via a roof light, reaching inside the vehicle to gain access. Once inside, they stole a black handbag containing a purse, cash and store cards.Any information, CCTV images, please contact the Police on 101 quoting reference number: 5226186570 stating NHW. Or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Thank you for your support.