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Bridgescapes – 11th February 2025

Bridgescapes - L Bruce Keith

We extend a warm welcome to Bruce Keith who will take us on a personal illustrated journey through history celebrating Scotland’s bridge-building heritage. For us a bridge can consist of a simple plank of wood over a stream, or more complex structures from stone arched bridges to civil engineering marvels such as the Forth Bridge or more recent concrete and stainless-steel reinforced structures, such as the Skye Bridge. Click on the image to see more Scottish bridges. <<Return to meetings contents

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A Canal-side Winter – December 10th

On Tuesday 10th December, our canal-side friend and member Mary Matts, together with John Butlin, Bernard Rice, Phil and Deborah, provided a stunning meeting. They created an engaging presentation, which covered the trials and tribulations of living on the canals during the winter. The talk provided some wonderful images of canal life in winter and was coupled with a seasonal illustrated celebration of stories, along with music and songs. To see most of the images captured from Foxton and its surrounds,

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December 2024 Newsletter

The December newsletter contains articles on:
+ Our January meeting – Soups to Suspenders – the fascinating story of the Symington brothers;
+ the membership fees for 2025 are now due and remain at £15 per year;
+ the 2025 meetings programme is now published;
+ the Christmas Tree festival in All Saints church this December.
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Managing the Wildlife of Bradgate Park – 8th April 2025 – Robb Doyle

Managing the Wildlife of Bradgate Park Bradgate Park is a SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest) and this talk takes a look at the five main habitats found in Bradgate Park that make it such a special place.  The key habitats are; Wet Heathland,  Acid Grassland, Dry Stone Walls, Ancient Trees and Water Courses.  The plant life and wildlife for each habitat will be reviewed along with habitat management tasks.  There will be images of the large Red Deer down to the smallest insects. 

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November 2024 Newsletter

The November newsletter contains articles on:
+ the future of our heritage group. We need new committee members if the group is to continue;
+ our December meeting – A canal-side winter at Foxton;
+ our 2025 meetings programme;
+ the 2025 membership fees;
+ the Christmas Tree festival in All Saints church this December.
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