The early results of the village questionnaire show that there has been a very good response. We are delighted with the interest shown by our community and hopefully the results will be constructive to the future of the village.
Our sincere thanks for donations to Mrs J Banham, M E Dykes, J Skinner, Elmham Watermill Management Ltd, E Robinson and Anons from Billingford and Elmham
Nature Notes
It has been suggested to the Editors that we ought to find someone to write nature notes in the News, in a similar way that my mother, Doris Yarham used to write.
My mother spent most days outside, in her garden and walking her dog. This was how she observed nature, with a keen eye and sometimes endless patience. She always knew what to expect during each season, but it was the unexpected that excited and intrigued her. There was the time she met an otter when walking her dog early one morning - miles from a steam or even a ditch. She regularly met foxes and deer who usually ignored her and carried on with their own business. She watched migrating geese as they flew over the top of the village in October and November and she watched for shooting stars from her bedroom window.
We realise she might be a hard act to follow but maybe there are other folk in the village who are as observant as she was, with empathy with our beautiful natural world.
Please write to us and share what you have seen. Thank you, Janet.
