Entries by Philip

Patch Allotment Open Day

Sizzling sausages, bacon and burgers were much in demand at the Patch on Saturday 16th July.   A steady stream of guests joined plot-holders from 10am until 4pm to catch up on recent developments as well as sharing news around their local areas.  Chickens, bees and a scarecrow were inspected. One hundred and five visitors were […]

Falconhurst School summer visit to the Patch

There was a second visit of year 5 students from Falconhurst School in Eaglestone, to the Patch Allotments on the 14th July. This was a follow up to the last excussion to the Patch in February when the allotments were still largely dormant. On this occasion the children were able to see the allotments in […]

Annual Strawberry Fayre at St. Mary’s Church – 2 July 2016

In spite of an uncertain weather forecast, the decision was taken to set up the majority of stalls and attractions outside. Apart from one short sharp shower the weather was kind to us. Our usual area of display was deemed to be too wet underfoot and the visit by 20 steers from the adjoining field […]

Woughton Playing Fields

Residents may be interested to know that 1Life, the new operators at Woughton Playing Fields, will be erecting a fence around pitch 1. An extract from the 1Life statement to OWPC follows: “….we will be erecting temporary Heras fencing around the MK Dons First Team pitch, designated as pitch number 1 for the next 5 […]