CLERK/RFO TO DRAYTON PARISH COUNCIL The Parish Council are seeking to appoint a Clerk/Responsible Financial Officer. This is a part time post for 4 hours a week which includes the PC meetings held in the evening. The Council usually meets every two months on the first Wednesday of the month but sometimes there is a …
Due to the current Covid 19 situation the May 6th Parish council meeting will be held virtually Here are the details Wednesday 6th May 2020 at 7:30pm via Zoom https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72008846993 Meeting ID: 720 0884 6993 All members are summoned to attend the above meeting; members of the public are welcome to attend. For agenda please …
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Drayton Parish Council have 75 small trees, about 1′ high plus guards and stakes, donated by South Somerset District Council and others as part of a program to plant trees to offset carbon dioxide emissions. The Parish Council decided this to be a first step (the longest journey begins with the first step – Chinese proverb) …
LOCAL LEGION MEMBERS HONOUR WW1 GENERATION BY RECREATING HISTORIC PILGRIMAGE OF 1928 More than 2,200 standard bearers and wreath layers paid tribute to the Fallen By Tony Potter, Branch Chairman Members of the Curry Rivel, Drayton and Fivehead Branch of The Royal British Legion joined thousands of Armed Forces veterans and supporters from across the …
What’s flying in Drayton? A sample of our wildlife! Three Butterflies: Butterflies are Lepidopterans, meaning ‘scaly wing’, referring to the tiny dust-like overlapping scales on their wings used in defence, flight, temperature regulation and waterproofing. A very diverse group, Lepidopterans indicate the health of ecosystems as their caterpillars need specific plants and the adults …
What’s flying in Drayton? A sample of our wildlife! Photo: S. Worby Scarlet Tiger Moth An impressive summer moth with red underwings, it prefers damp places and meadows. They are less nocturnal than many moths, often flying in the afternoon when their red on black warning colours help protect them from bird predators. The caterpillars …
What’s flying in Drayton? A taste of wildlife! Left: pupa Right: two newly emerged adults Photos: S. Worby Ladybirds Known from ‘Ladybird, Ladybird, Fly Away Home’ (a dark 16th century rhyme about the burning of Catholics in Protestant England!) www.bbc.com/culture/story/20150610-the-dark-side-of-nursery-rhymes Ladybirds or ladybugs are not bugs, as they lack sucking mouth parts, but beetles. ‘Lady’ …
What’s flying in Drayton? A taste of wildlife! Photo. Bumblebeeconservation.org Bees Honeybee swarming is diminishing now but you may see another: The Tree Bumble Bee A non-native but since arriving in Wiltshire in 2001 this active bee, with its distinctive ginger thorax and black abdomen tipped in white, has spread throughout most of Britain. They …
A huge thank you to everyone who came along to the Magic Lantern Show at the village hall last month – it was a great success and we raised £180 towards Drayton Remembers. If you are interested in taking part in this project to mark the centenary of the end of the First World War and …
ANNUAL VILLAGE MEETING Wednesday 19th April 2017 at 7.30pm Drayton Village Hall The Annual Village Meeting is not an AGM or Parish Council meeting, but will be an opportunity to raise any issues which affect the village and for you to have your say. AGENDA Welcome Defibrillator Training by South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust Parish …