Essentially Local July-August 2017
Essentially Local is a bimonthly local publication which includes a directory of businesses, lots of helpful articles and a competition. It is delivered to over 12,000 homes and businesses around the north of Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford, Wolverton and part of Towcester and the surrounding villages.
Essentially Local is a bimonthly local publication which includes a directory of businesses, lots of helpful articles and a competition. It is delivered to over 12,000 homes and businesses around the north of Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford, Wolverton and part of Towcester and the surrounding villages.
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Gardening<br />
Stony Stratford in Bloom<br />
Britain in Bloom Judging – volunteers<br />
are preparing for the judges to review<br />
their hard work beginning with the It’s<br />
your Neighbourhood Groups in Stony<br />
Stratford on 10 <strong>July</strong>.<br />
The Parks Trust Youth Rangers<br />
helped launch the Britain in Bloom<br />
year by planting primroses and<br />
cowslips at the North End Pond<br />
area. This also contributes to the<br />
RHS theme Greening Grey Britain for<br />
Wildlife.<br />
Change-over<br />
At the beginning of June, Stony<br />
Stratford in Bloom and the Stony<br />
Stratford Business Association placed<br />
their summer sizzling red and orange<br />
flowers into baskets with white and<br />
blues into planters.<br />
Events<br />
The Annual SSIB Plant Sale and York<br />
House Coffee and Cake morning<br />
made a record £625 for SSIB funds.<br />
The Town Crier let everyone know<br />
while the bard celebrated in verse.<br />
Stony Stratford’s thespians entertained<br />
visitors who also enjoyed cakes and<br />
coffee. Children planted York House’s<br />
new sharing bed.<br />
Hobby Horse Nursery children<br />
celebrated the magnificent bluebells<br />
in the Bluebell Wood. Children<br />
also enjoyed the hanging basket<br />
workshops funded by MK Community<br />
Foundation at The Big Lunch in Stony<br />
and the Fuller’s Slade party. The gold<br />
and blue colour scheme reflects the<br />
50 Years of Milton Keynes.<br />
St Mary and St Giles school children<br />
added Mediterranean flavours to<br />
this year’s seeds – tomatoes and<br />
courgettes as well as aubergines and<br />
red peppers.<br />
Diary date<br />
• 8 <strong>July</strong> – Community Tidy Day<br />
Mouth-watering English Cherries – luscious and local!<br />
Make sure you pay a visit to the<br />
English Cherry Co at Aspley Guise<br />
this summer. For 3-4 weeks between<br />
<strong>July</strong> and <strong>August</strong> you can savour the<br />
deliciously mouth-watering flavours of<br />
8 varieties of cherry.<br />
At the farm shop you can learn<br />
about the growth and harvest of this<br />
marvellous fruit, perhaps even swap<br />
recipes with other customers. This<br />
season is likely to start from around 10<br />
<strong>July</strong> and the shop opens daily during<br />
this period from 9am-6pm. If you can’t<br />
make it to the shop, keep an eye open<br />
at local outlets and in the lay-bys for<br />
places to stop and buy.<br />
Three generations of the family<br />
manage the 2,000 cherry trees, from<br />
tending to them to marketing and<br />
selling the product at the end. For the<br />
most up-to-date information follow<br />
twitter@englishcherry or sign up to<br />
their seasonal reminder service.<br />
The size, quality and taste of the fruit<br />
has to be experienced to be believed.<br />
Visit www.englishcherry.co.uk or<br />
follow @englishcherry for more<br />
information and to be kept up-to-date.<br />
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