August - Village Voices
August - Village Voices
August - Village Voices
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Proud Boyton Voted Best <strong>Village</strong>!<br />
Boyton has won the Suffolk Coastal <strong>Village</strong> of the Year<br />
competition (see Cover photo) and is now competing to be<br />
Suffolk <strong>Village</strong> of the Year! This is an amazing<br />
achievement, really putting Boyton and the whole of the<br />
Peninsula on the map.<br />
The July meeting of the Community Group focussed on<br />
preparations for the Group’s first AGM and Celebration<br />
Launch on Saturday 16th July which by the time you read<br />
this will have already taken place.<br />
Interest in alternative sources of energy is still high.<br />
Following the survey of eleven properties, the group is<br />
looking into ways of financing community-based funding<br />
of photovoltaic panels, to harness the light of the sun to<br />
generate electricity. In the longer term, the group is also<br />
looking at other alternatives including wind and tidal power.<br />
The Bulk Oil Scheme - run by volunteers - continues to operate well, with the latest<br />
order being the largest yet. We are looking at how to make the scheme to be even more<br />
convenient and easy to use. It covers the whole of the Peninsula and aims to get a<br />
discount price whilst reducing the number of journeys made by the tanker,<br />
In addition, the Group has started a trial scheme to Bulk Buy Wholefoods. Six<br />
households pooled their orders and purchased goods at wholesale prices from Suma. It is<br />
planned to continue the scheme but to keep membership low in order to minimise<br />
administration. If you are interested in setting up your own scheme, do let us know.<br />
The vegetable exchange is still busy and there are plans in conjunction with the Boyton<br />
PCC, to create a mini allotment on land surrounding it and the village sign.<br />
Watch this space for details of the Boyton Open Gardens planned for September and the<br />
Boyton Apple Festival which we hope to<br />
put on in October.<br />
Our next meeting will be on<br />
Saturday 6th <strong>August</strong> at<br />
Papaver, Boyton from<br />
9:00 to 11:00 am: please do<br />
come along - the meeting is<br />
open to anyone who is interested!<br />
John Carpmael<br />
www.villagevoices.org.uk<br />
We’ve won best village!<br />
<strong>August</strong> 2011 page 15<br />
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