ANGEL FIELD MILLENNIUM GREEN
Angel Field Millennium Green Trust
After the wonderful display of the Daffodils we were expecting the main event on the green of the cowslips as they have been improving year on year. There was a lot of yellow but mainly Dandelions. A real pain in your lawn at home but good for insects in the wild. I had seen other places where there were whole fields of cowslips. We were getting worried had they been struck down by some mysterious plague. Eventually they started to appear towards the end of April like a teenager from their bed on a Saturday morning. Even so they do not look as impressive as previous years but that’s nature for you, there are no guarantees of success. If you see anything interesting or changes when you cross the green please tell us. Earlier this year the Kings Lynn metal detector group made a sweep and found the usual scrap iron from old agriculture activity, some Victorian coins, some military badges and 303 spent ammunition cases. You can see some of these at the village fete. Some discarded cans and bottles but as the bins are usually full we are grateful that most people act responsibility. Can we also ask that dog walkers put dog waste in the dog bins provided at either end of the green. The other bins are emptied by ourselves or the village litter picker making it very unpleasant if they contain dog waste. Enjoy the open space as we do but if you can come and help it would keep the green looking good all year round. Keith Leedell for the Angel Field
I wasn’t involved with the construction of the Millennium Green but thanks to an amazing coincidence I was given some photos of this phase, including the use of heavy machinery and the original trustees at work and unveiling the newly refurbished Village sign. A neighbour had bought an old suitcase at the auction in Great Massingham and inside were these photos. Luckily she recognised where it was and passed them on. If someone from outside Watlington had bought it they would probably be discarded. They date from around 2001 and were most likely taken by Geoff Beaumont who was a trustee and a keen photographer. If anyone who was involved at the time wishes to see them please contact me. We will have the AGM in the Watlington Sports and Social club on Monday January 7th 2019 at 7 pm. For many years Peter Haynes has maintained the Petanque pitch but has now had to hang up his rake. Many thanks for all the years to keep it in good condition.
Keith Leedell for the Millennium Green Trust
After the wonderful display of the Daffodils we were expecting the main event on the green of the cowslips as they have been improving year on year. There was a lot of yellow but mainly Dandelions. A real pain in your lawn at home but good for insects in the wild. I had seen other places where there were whole fields of cowslips. We were getting worried had they been struck down by some mysterious plague. Eventually they started to appear towards the end of April like a teenager from their bed on a Saturday morning. Even so they do not look as impressive as previous years but that’s nature for you, there are no guarantees of success. If you see anything interesting or changes when you cross the green please tell us. Earlier this year the Kings Lynn metal detector group made a sweep and found the usual scrap iron from old agriculture activity, some Victorian coins, some military badges and 303 spent ammunition cases. You can see some of these at the village fete. Some discarded cans and bottles but as the bins are usually full we are grateful that most people act responsibility. Can we also ask that dog walkers put dog waste in the dog bins provided at either end of the green. The other bins are emptied by ourselves or the village litter picker making it very unpleasant if they contain dog waste. Enjoy the open space as we do but if you can come and help it would keep the green looking good all year round. Keith Leedell for the Angel Field
I wasn’t involved with the construction of the Millennium Green but thanks to an amazing coincidence I was given some photos of this phase, including the use of heavy machinery and the original trustees at work and unveiling the newly refurbished Village sign. A neighbour had bought an old suitcase at the auction in Great Massingham and inside were these photos. Luckily she recognised where it was and passed them on. If someone from outside Watlington had bought it they would probably be discarded. They date from around 2001 and were most likely taken by Geoff Beaumont who was a trustee and a keen photographer. If anyone who was involved at the time wishes to see them please contact me. We will have the AGM in the Watlington Sports and Social club on Monday January 7th 2019 at 7 pm. For many years Peter Haynes has maintained the Petanque pitch but has now had to hang up his rake. Many thanks for all the years to keep it in good condition.
Keith Leedell for the Millennium Green Trust
Some of the rediscovered photos ( see below). From top left and left to right.Geoff Beaument,Lillian Garfoot,Richard Rockliffe,Barry Shears,Hugh Lacey,Jean Golding,Kate Carpenter,Peter Ryder. Unveiling a refurbished Village sign Lillian Garfoot,Hugh Lacey,Julian Ansell,Nathan Macdonald and child, Ted Featherby. The others show construction planting the copse, the pond a lot deeper than now, turfing the amphitheatre, the Angel from 2002 the Queens Golden Jubilee and Jean Papworth planting the original feature Black Poplar which sadly was damaged and replaced with an Oak.
