Mountfield
BIG SCREEN SOCIAL NIGHTS: The new season of Mountfield Village Hall Big Screen Social Nights starts again next Friday, The 13th no less, with the iconic Rocky Horror Picture Show. The organisers are inviting people to dress up for the occasion with half price entry for those in their Rocky Horror gear. “Bring along the gang and get in the mood for a classic singalong with attitude” says the poster. Doors open 7.00 pm for a 7.30 start. A donation of just five pounds is requested towards upkeep of the hall. The usual bar and refreshments will be available.
And talking of the Village Hall Committee, we should have made clear that last week’s report on the Equiznox was from the pen of Chris Holden.
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Hide AdSOUTHERN WATER WORKS: This column had to be filed before this Wednesday’s drop-in session for those residents eligible to connect to the new sewer when it is completed. We shall report anything of significance next week. The situation south of Riverhall railway crossing is still unclear.
GREAT OAKS: We cannot let this autumn pass without commenting on what an amazing mast year it is. The beech mast and chestnuts are much as usual but the acorn harvest is astonishingly prolific. This will keep the jays busy; it has been calculated that each jay, working a 10-hour day at the height of the season, carries off and hides approximately 5000 acorns each year. The other curiosity this year, and it is one we have never seen before, is that the hornbeams are dropping their leaves but holding on to the old seed tassels, much as ash trees hang on to their keys long after the leaves have dropped.
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