Two Counties Foot Clinic Ltd

Yvonne Siudak

BSc (Hons) in Podiatry, MChS, HCPC Reg

2 Belfry Court, Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 1JR

Easy free parking available.

Tel: 01767 692822

Mobile: 07841 033014

Email:

Yvonne@yourfootclinic.co.uk www.yourfootclinic.co.uk

As our Lady Day service at Biggleswade was not due to be held until the 24th March, a report will appear in May’s Cople News.

Our next meeting will be held on Monday 3rd April as our usual meeting day (the second Monday) is Easter Monday. The venue for this meeting will be decided nearer the time.

Liz Buck

Prayer

Heavenly Father, we believe that Jesus Christ Son of God, came to earth to be the Saviour of the world, and that by his death on the cross, he paid the price for the sin of the world, so that whoever believe in him would not perish., but have everlasting life.

(MU Prayer Diary)

We are holding the Sale Trail in the village on the 10th June between 10.00am - 2.00pm.

We will be hosting teas and cake in the church and we will also be holding a ‘mini’ fete around the church.

If you are not having a stall in your garden would you be able to help with teas, man the book stall, or sell raffle tickets etc ?

A couple of hours would be appreciated . Please phone June 01234 831705 if you are able to help.

Many thanks June and Julie

It suddenly occurs to me that I often start these columns with reference to the weather and although it is absolutely the case, that we get what we are given, the fact that I refer to it so regularly does reveal its total lack of predictability. Following the driest February since 1993 which was also rather mild, to get snow in March followed by consecutive days of rain is to the gardener at least, a tad challenging. But so be it!

For many domestic gardeners, the horticultural calendar begins at Easter time; warmer weather (perhaps?), increased light levels and with the Easter holiday resulting in more free time to really get cracking.

The first job many of you will undertake is to weed. Whether it be by hand or by hoe, I strongly recommend the use of the latter if you have never tried it. Simply slice through the culprit, then collect the herbage and dispose of. Many horticulturists believe that home compost heaps are simply not big enough to generate the requisite heat to kill off weed seeds so incinerate the debris or take to the tip.

Edge the lawn, either with an edging iron or as they are also known, a half moon and a plank laid flat to give you a straight edge, or long handled shears, and mow the lawn (not as short as its final cut last year) if conditions permit and your garden will fairly rapidly look transformed.

Last month’s just for fun question asked, which one of these is the common name of a plant: - Stink Horn, Stinking Bishop, Stinking Iris. And what, if anything, are the remaining two? It was a bit of a trick question, but Stink Horn is a mushroom that takes its common name from the fact that it emits a pungent odour very similar to that of carrion, dead flesh, in order to attract flies so that they can spread its spores so that it may grow elsewhere. Its botanical name is perhaps of even more interest: Phallus Impudicus which even if you do not read Latin is pretty self explanatory as to why! Still unsure?, look at a picture!

Stinking Bishop, as some of you gastronomes might know, is the name of a cheese BUT it takes its name from a variety of pear which when made into a perry is used to ‘wash’ the cheese with to help create its distinctive flavour. And Stinking Iris is the common name of the ubiquitous and in my experience, largely unloved plant with rather unsightly strappy leaves, many of which are often brown and dead looking and festooned with reddish, orange berries. Its botanical name is Iris foetdissima. As to which one is a plant, well I will leave that up to you?!

If you have any interest in the natural world, I would encourage you to take an in depth squint at fungus as it is a truly fascinating subject as is the folk lore around it. The nomenclature in itself, as intimated above, is often amusing and very regularly, completely enchanting. Toadstools, Earthstars or Devil’s Fingers are such three examples. This month’s just for fun question is: - True or false, an area of stinging nettles in your garden shows you that the soil is very fertile as otherwise they would not grow there? All correspondence can be emailed to lawndocgardens@aol.com or posted to:Lawn Doctor Garden Services, 14 Sand Lane, Northill, SG18 9AD. As usual, please contact me with any gardening queries or tasks you may have.

The, mostly new, band of All Saints Bell Ringers, have now reached a significant level of ability by being able to ring changes. ‘Ringing Changes’ involves each ringer changing places with another when asked to do so by the Conductor whilst ringing. This involves split second timing, excellent rope control & must be considered a significant achievement for all concerned. We are looking forward to ringing for the Coronation of King Charles III.

Tel: 01767 627 581 or 07796 328 855

Email: LawnDocGardens@aol.com

Tree Care, Planting, Weeding, Hedge Trimming, Turfing, Jungle Clearing, Landscaping, Lawn Improvement, Patio/Drive Pressure Washing/ Weedkilling, Holiday Watering etc., etc.

Knit & Stitch

Contact: Hazel Shreeves

Tel: 01234 838817

Mothers Union

Contact: Jill Ebbs

Tel: 01234 838659

Cople Village Trust

Chair: Catherine Bayliss

Tel: 01234 838704

Cople Sports & Social Club

Chair: Graham Ebbs

Tel: 017775 783155

Tuesday Club

Contact: Joy Duthie

Tel: 01234 838407

Cople Carpet Bowls Club

Contact: Pauline Baynes

Tel: 01234 838102

Cople Web Site

Contact: Ian Whiting

Tel: 01234 838347

Email: ian@cople.org.uk

Web Site: www.cople.org.uk

Village Agent

Wendy Worgan

Tel:0800 039 1234

Mobile: 07717 269440 wendyw@bedsrcc.org.uk

Cople Parish Council

Clerk: Anne Pape

Tel: 01234 376645 clerk@cople-pc.gov.uk https://cople-pc.gov.uk/

The current contact details for Cople Church are as follows:Tel: 01234 974722. email: cmwvicar@gmail.com

Churchwardens

June Thomas Julie Scherrer

34 Grange Lane 26 Grange Way

Cople, Beds Willington, Beds

MK44 3TT MK44 3QW

Tel: 01234 831705 Tel: 01234 838623 juneshanahan748@btinternet.com julie@scherrer.co.uk