Tag: Parish News
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Kilkhampton Parish News – August 2012
So let’s get the subject of the weather out of the way before anything else! Actually, the Common has stood up quite well to the deluge of the lasts weeks. And it has highlighted a number of areas where we need to do more work in the autumn to improve surface and drainage conditions. It…
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Kilkhampton Parish News – July 2012
Well, the weather these past weeks has certainly tested the drainage on the Common – and generally things have stood up quite well. There will be some fine-tuning to be done this coming autumn to improve some areas where the clay comes to the surface but otherwise we are pretty happy with the work done…
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Kilkhampton Parish News – June 2012
Well – to say the least, the weather has not been on our side! But in between downpours, we have made good progress. Apart from the sheep handling pen and shelter, the fencing of the livestock enclosures is complete. And on that subject, I hear that some folk are questioning why we have fenced areas…
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Kilkhampton Parish News – May 2012
As I write this update in mid-April, the work on clearing the tracks and restoring the drainage has been completed and the fencing of the grazing areas is well underway, ready for the introduction of the some rare-breed sheep later in the summer. Hopefully a period of dry weather will now allow the ground to…
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Kilkhampton Parish News – April 2012
Westland Countryside Stewards (WCS) was set up by the WGP Group in October 2010 with the aim of securing and managing land of environmental value in the Kilkhampton area. Wherever possible, the aim is to make such land available for the benefit of the local community.