Mon 9th April
The Fighting Forties
presented by David & Virginia Adsett
(more information can be found on the poster here, a copy of which is also shown below)
Apr 9 – The Fighting Forties (LHRG)
April RG – Brookend, Purton, Sharpness
Thursday 24th April
Ramblers Group
Brookend – Purton – Sharpness
led by Angela & Jane (see a copy of the poster here)
We will drive to the Lammastide Inn, Brookend, (GL13 9SF) from where we will begin our 5½ mile ramble. Good views of the Severn as we descend into Purton, where we will visit the little Church of St. John. Then we take the towpath alongside the canal, with a detour to see the Purton Hulks on the riverbank and the sight of the old Severn Railway bridge. Leaving the canal by the Marina at Sharpness, we make our way back across bridges and fields. Easy walking with just a couple of inclines, and about 12 stiles.
Lunch at The Lammastide Inn. We can order food before we start off on our walk, but they require numbers so please advise Angela on 832911 if you are coming.
More information and photos can be found on our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NailsworthSocietyRamblers/
18 members enjoyed a 5.5 mile ramble from the hamlet of Brookend, across fields to Purton where we visited the little church of St. John the Evangelist, before walking alongside the Gloucester – Sharpness Canal. We saw the Purton Hulks and the remains of the old Severn Railway Bridge which was destroyed in October 1960. We crossed back over the canal at Sharpness Marina and returned to The Lammastide Inn for our lunch.
April RG – Berkeley, Whitcliff Deer Park
Thursday 28th April
Ramblers Group
Berkeley (Ham) – Whitcliff Deer Park
led by Angela Middleditch & Jane Hutton (view poster here)
The April ramble was a 4.5 mile walk from Ham near Berkeley, along a quiet country lane and across farmland to the elevated ridge of the Whitcliff Deer Park, part of the Berkeley Estate. We saw both Red and Fallow deer, as well as good views over the Severn Estuary on one side, and on the other views over to the Cotswold Hills and Tyndale’s Monument.
More photos can be found on our facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/NailsworthSocietyRamblers/
April GG – Spring Show
Monday 18th April
Gardening Group – Spring Show 2016
Wine Tasting & talk on Viticulture, followed by supper
(a printable copy of the classes is available here)
Schedule of Classes
Class 1 Daffodils – 3 yellow flowers in a vase
Three flowers of any variety of daffodil featuring the colour yellow on the petals or the trumpet. Flowers must be of the same variety, not mixed.
Class 2 Daffodils – 3 white flowers in a vase
Three flowers of any variety of daffodil featuring the colour white on the petals or the trumpet. Flowers must be of the same variety.
Class 3 Daffodil – single flower
A single bloom of any variety of daffodil.
Class 4 Tulips – 3 flowers in a vase
Three flowers of any variety of tulip. Flowers must be of the same variety, not mixed.
Class 5 Tulip – single flower
A single bloom from any variety of tulip.
Class 6 Spring Bulbs – 3 flowers in a vase
Three flowers of any spring bulbs other than tulips or daffodils. Flowers must be of the same variety.
Class 7 Bits & Pieces from the Garden
May include foliage, flowers, berries & stems. Credit is given for the variety of specimens in the arrangement. Formal arrangements are not given extra credit.
Class 8 Foliage
An arrangement of at least 2 different varieties of foliage only. Credit is given for contrasting colours & form.
Class 9 Herbs
A posy of different herbs. Entries can be tied or in a vase. Credit is given for the variety of specimens
Class 10 House Plant
May be a flowering or non-flowering house plant. Where it is usual to plant a number of corms, tubers or bulbs in a pot to give a good effect, this will also qualify for this class.
April LSG – Hailes Abbey
Local Studies Group
Monday April 27th, 2015
7.30pm in the Parish Rooms
Hailes Abbey and the Mystery of the Holy Blood
A talk by David Aldred
From 1270 to 1538 the Cistercian Hailes Abbey contained a shrine to a phial of Holy Blood which, on Dissolution, was declared a fake. What was the story behind the relic, the Abbey’s fortunes and its eventual destruction?
(A copy of the poster can be found here)