Weather Report for April 2012. Nobody will need telling that the dryness of the past year or so was replaced by rain..a hefty 181.1mm total rainfall for April. This is getting on for one third of the total rainfall for the previous twelve months. Rainfall was recorded for 23 days, that is from 1000-1000 Summer Time each day, and there were two significant totals; 31.6mm on 24th and 30.1mm on 29th. The next wettest, 17.5mm on the 22nd had in itself almost the total rainfall for the whole of March. Compare that with April 2011 with a monthly rainfall total of ...

MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF SHUTE PARISH COUNCIL HELD AT WHITFORD VILLAGE HALL ON THURSDAY 8th MARCH 2012 AT 7.30PM. Those present: Cllrs. D Loud, B Marshall, J Pearce, Ms C Miltenburg, P Rugg, Mrs E Sweetland and R Wood, Dist Cllr I Chubb and C Cllr A Moulding, 1 member of the public and Mrs M Thomas (Clerk). APOLOGIES Apologies were received and accepted from Christopher Pole-Carew and PCSO Amanda Wooster who reported there have been two crimes reported since the last meeting. Break into a caravan at Shute Woods, enquiries are ongoing and report of fraud over ...

Shute Churchyard Wildlife: Join the Wildscapes team for a wander around your churchyard (Shute) and discover how it provides a sanctuary for wildlife. Shute Church: Tuesday 12th June 2012. Meet by the church gate at 7.45pm. To be followed by a bat hunt with Fiona Reynolds. Churchyard ecology Churchyards provide a sanctuary for wildlife, with little disturbance from people and a range of different mini-habitats. Mature trees along churchyard boundaries have a ‘woodland fringe’ feel, providing nesting and shelter for birds such as Long-tailed Tits, Goldcrests and Chiff-chaffs. Most churchyards have veteran Yew trees, often many centuries old, cherished originally as a source of timber for ...

http://www.eastdevonaonb.org.uk/index.php?mact=News,cntnt01,detail,0&cntnt01articleid=85&cntnt01returnid=68 Hi all A number of you may have already seen the short 12 min intro film to old film footage we at the AONB team sourced from a number of individuals across East Devon, like Mary Thomas. In return for digitising the film from contributors, we were able to keep snippets of footage for use on the web (follow the links from our work to back to the future from the eastdevonaonb.org.uk homepage) and to create this outstanding 40 minute film to show. The full version has train derailment at Seaton junction and much Colyton footage. Before getting poorly, ...

Monday June 4th  2.00pm  Shute School - The Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration for all the family with games, music, bouncy castle, stalls, may-pole dancing, picnic ( bring your own food and drink). Saturday June 9th  6.00pm - Umborne Hall - "The Umborne Ug" - an annual 10k run, 2.5k fun run and 5 mile walk (5.00pm) followed by an evening BBQ. Saturday 30th June  2.00pm  Penventon, Shute ( home of the Goslings) "Steam Up" cream teas, rides on Tony's miniature steam train, stalls and family fun. Sunday 2nd September 3.00pm "Duck Dash and Raft Races" Saturday 13th October 7.30pm "Harvest Supper" No excuse now - get ...