The Committee has confirmed that we will not hold an Open Gardens Day this year. Gardeners have a year’s notice to prepare for the best ever Open Gardens Day next year.
HEDGEHOG STREET
by Anne Dempsey In the 1950s, Britain had 36 million hedgehogs. Now there are fewer than a million and numbers have fallen by 37% between 2003 and 2012. Habitat fragmentation is believed…
LITTLE EGRET
This photo of the little egret in Monks Brook was taken in mid February. It was trying to catch a fish, just over the wall of the Fleming Arms. photo by Janet…
YARD/CAR BOOT SALE?
The HCERA Committee wondered whether there would be any interest in holding a yard/car boot sale. If you have items you want to get rid of and this appeals to you please…
LAWN TENNIS CLUB
The Swaythling Lawn Tennis Club is a small and friendly, LTA affiliated, tennis club with two well maintained grass courts, located in the corner of the lower green in Ethelburt Avenue. We…
MIDSUMMER PARTY
The HCERA Midsummer Party will be on Saturday 29th June. Date to be confirmed.
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG
The Association is 23 years old. In March 1990, a small group of residents were invited to a meeting with Julie Ozwell, Director of Woodhill Properties Ltd in the Methodist Church vestry,…
RNLI, BASSETT & DIST. BRANCH
by Brian Johnston, 15 Ethelburt Avenue Would you be prepared to spare a couple of hours occasionally to help a worthwhile charity, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution? No house to house collections…
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Cool Installations for general building work. We have been pleased with Gary’s work over many years and cannot recommend him highly enough. Most recently, he replaced a concrete gable cornerstone. Tel: 023…