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This month – Wonderful Wisteria
in shaping and maintaining the growth of the plant while promoting abundant flowering. The other pruning period is during late winter or early spring.
During August, after the flowering period, prune to control the size and shape of the plant. Trim long shoots, maintaining a balanced framework while retaining a few leaves on each pruned stem. This allows the plant to channel energy into flower production for the following year.
Wisteria, with its enchanting cascades of fragrant flowers, adds a touch of elegance and charm to any garden. It has a reputation for being slow and difficult, but it’s really not justified. You just need a bit of know-how.
Select a sunny spot with well-drained soil to plant your wisteria. The ideal time to plant is during early spring or autumn when the plant is dormant. Ensure the planting hole is deep and wide enough to accommodate the root ball and add organic matter to enrich the soil. Provide a sturdy support structure, such as a trellis or pergola, for the wisteria to climb..
This month is one of the pruning months for wisteria. Twice yearly pruning plays a crucial role
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During winter/early spring, remove any dead, damaged, or weak branches. Trim back the previous year’s growth to around three to five buds from the main stem. This encourages the formation of flower buds and prevents excessive growth.
Wisteria generally requires moderate watering, especially during dry spells. Water deeply at the base of the plant, providing enough moisture to reach the root system. However, be careful not to overwater, as excessive moisture can lead to root rot. Mulching around the base of the plant helps retain moisture and suppress weed growth. To promote optimal growth and flowering, fertilize your wisteria annually in early spring. Apply a balanced slow-release fertilizer according to the manufacturer’s instructions. This provides the necessary nutrients to support healthy foliage and abundant blooms.
Wisteria is a vigorous climber, so proper training is essential for creating a visually appealing display. Gently tie and train young shoots to your chosen support structure, guiding them horizontally to encourage the development of flowering spurs along the stems. Regularly check for any tendrils or side shoots that need redirecting to maintain a neat growth pattern.
Although Wisteria is generally hardy, it can be susceptible aphids, caterpillars, and powdery mildew. Regularly inspect your wisteria for signs of infestation or disease and take appropriate measures to control and treat them promptly. Organic insecticidal soaps or horticultural oils can be effective against pests, but the regular pruning sessions will help with good air circulation, which prevents disease.
If you’re starting from scratch it may take several years before your wisteria starts blooming profusely. Be patient and provide consistent care, and you will be rewarded with a stunning display of flowers in due course. Gardening is often the long-term rewards.
Happy gardening.
By Rachael LevertonA Free event for children and families
Sedgemoor Playday will take place at Apex Park, Highbridge on Wednesday 2nd August 10:0015:00. All children must be accompanied by an adult. It is a FREE event but parking at Cassis Close will be £1.
There are over 40 activities ranging from Craft, archery, fishing, climbing wall, football, rugby tots, face painting to name a few. There will be inflatables, Action Pussycat, magic etc. There will be caterers there where you can buy lunch or you could bring a picnic. It is an outdoor event.
Garden Party on 5th August, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Friends of the Highbridge and Burnham on Sea Community Centre are pleased to announce their ever popular Garden Party in Rectory Road on Saturday 5th August.
Cream teas, luscious home made cakes, a grand raffle, a craft stall, games and other surprises.
Tickets are £6, available from the Community Centre office on Tuesday mornings, the U3A coffee
mornings every Thursday or you can reserve your tickets by calling Mary on 07742497876 or Glenn on 07570806237 or just turn up on the day.
Fun, friends and feasting!
Waves at local Shanty Festival
Weston-based ladies chorus Waves of Harmony are busy preparing for their next appearance at the Weston Shanty Festival on Saturday 5th August, at various venues throughout the town. Check out social media nearer the date for an up to date programme.
Tickets are also on sale for our Festive Allsorts Show on Saturday 9th December at St Paul’s Church, Weston-super-Mare, supported by Weston Brass.
For more information please see our website www.wavesofharmony.co.uk or our Facebook page Waves of Harmony Chorus.
Friends Of The Playhouse
The Friends Of The Playhouse continue to hold their popular Saturday Coffee Mornings from 10:00am at the High Street Theatre. The Coffee Mornings are open to members and non members so please feel fee to drop in. There will be committee members on hand to answer anything about the organisation.
On Saturday 5 August: Grand Summer Raffle
On Saturday 19 August: Music Quiz Only £1 per person to enter
It’s only £15 a year join the Friends and there are many benefits - please enquire at the box office.
Bristol Brass Consort - Allsorts of Sweet, Sweet Music
They’re back! Come to Axbridge Church Sunday 27th August at 7:00pm to hear the group play a selection of classical and light brass music to get your teeth into!
The Consort have given an informal late summer concert in Axbridge for twenty years. We look forward to welcoming them again as they fill Axbridge Church with a mix of new pieces and old favourites.
Free entry with a retiring collection.
There will be an interval and you are welcome to bring your own refreshments.
Weston super Mare Macular Support Group. Next meeting 16th August
The Weston super Mare Macular Society local support group meets on the 3rd Wednesday of the month 10:00am - 12noon at St Peter’s Church Hall, Baytree Road, Weston-super-Mare BS22 8HG.
Cost £2 to include refreshments. The meetings are open to all affected by central vision loss, wet or dry MD. Share experiences, tips and strategies.
There are talks by professionals offering advice on appliances to help of safety in the home.
Friends, family carers are most welcome.
Highly competitive with wood pricesPLUSall the benefits!
Are you still running Windows 10? Time to upgrade!
Windows 10 is becoming plagued with problems due to its age, and the upgrade to Windows 11 has become an urgent matter. Windows 10 has been a reliable platform in the past, but with advances in technology and threats alike, the aged system now suffers from frequent bugs and increased exposure to potential risks, including infections. Those running Windows 10 should upgrade now to avoid these risks and ensure an overall safer, more productive, and up to date computing experience. Moreover, with the plug soon pulled on Windows 10 updates, machines are guaranteed to be left wide open to new vulnerabilities - so the time to upgrade is not later, but now. Due to the mounting issues around the outdated system, we consider Windows 10 to be an end-of-life product which should be avoided and urge people to no longer put off getting up to date. Some ask, “Will it still feel like my computer?” - “I don’t want things to change”. These are common reasons for hesitation, but fear not – Windows 11 is near identical to Windows 10 in its usage, while however bringing its countless performance and security improvements in the background. What are the costs involved? The good news is that the upgrade to Windows 11 is a free upgrade when hardware requirements are met. If the computer hardware is not capable of running Windows 11, some form of hardware upgrade is usually the way forward. We appreciate that moving to Windows 11 can be daunting, so if you know that you need to upgrade but aren’t sure how to proceed, please get in touch as we specialise in moving computers onto Windows 11 with the least amount of fuss and can provide training and support to keep you on track.
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Crossword Across
1 Longing, dream (4)
3 Cavernous (8)
9 Impartial (7)
10 Choose to participate (3,2)
11 Laziness (5)
12 Gambling establishment (6)
14 Hold in the mind (6)
16 Dried grape (6)
19 Fleet of warships (6)
21 Divine water (5)
24 Emblem, symbol (5)
25 Exclusive group (2,5)
26 Alone (8)
27 Enthralled (4)
Down
1 Attractive, clean-cut (8)
2 Dwarf planet (5)
4 Lawman (6)
5 Peeved (5)
6 Short excursions (7)
7 Balanced, rational (4)
8 Bowman (6)
13 Unlikely winner (8)
Word Search
15 Relationship between man and wife (7)
17 Someone dependent on drugs (6)
18 Less difficult (6)
20 Concede (5)
22 Erroneous (5)
23 ____ Redding, soul singer (4)
Mindbenders
Solutions: Turn to page 18
Interested in Woodturning and would like to have a go?
We are holding an Open Lathe evening on Thursday 17th August at Weston Woodturning Circle in the Football Club on Winterstock Road, BS24 9AA. 7:00pm till 9:30pm.
If you are interested and would like to try your hand at a friendly and enthusiastic Club come and take a look. There will be 3 lathes running with plenty of help, advice and a little banter on hand. No experience required. Look forward to seeing you on the 17th.
Award-winning VOCALISE choir’s 10th anniversary celebration concert with guest performers
Celebrate with us and hear our award-winning songs in a fun evening of entertainment. Special guests are our sister choir VocaliseLite, children’s choir Vocalstars, and soprano Ann Clewlow, with accompanist Matthew Goh.
Saturday 9th September, 7:00pm, St Paul’s Church, Walliscote Road, BS23 1EF. Tickets £10, under 16s £5. Available direct from choir members, Ann Clewlow 01934 627709, or online via Ticket Tailor - find the link on www.vocalisechoir.wordpress. com/events/ or Facebook. Refreshments and wine available. Charity raffle. An eclectic mix of popular and show songs, guaranteed to make you smile!
Fibromyalgia Support Group
We are a group of people who are living with Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions who meet regularly to support each other. We meet monthly on the 3rd Monday afternoon, for coffee in Weston on the 2nd Friday morning and in Worle on the 4th Tuesday afternoon. Meetings are a mix of speakers, chat and information.
September 3rd - 10th is Fibromyalgia Awareness Week and we will have an information stand in Can’t Dance Coffee with group members available 12:00pm - 2:00pm every day.
For more information, call Val 07411989478 or email wsmfibro@gmail.com
£2,740
Hello! and welcome to the August newsletter!
From Claire, Mia and myself, Toby at Meadows & Wood Hearing Specialists, I hope you are keeping well and having a lovely summer!
We were honoured have both the Mayor of Weston, Worle and Uphill, Mr. Ciaran Cronnelly, and our local MP Mr. John Penrose, along with some of our earliest clients and members of the Meadows & Wood hearing family to celebrate the opening of our premised at 142 High Street, Worle. This is north Somersets only full time, family owned, Independent Hearing Specialist Clinic.
We cut the ribbon and enjoyed interesting and informed speeches from our esteemed guests, both demonstrating a great deal of knowledge about local health issues and the vital importance of easily accessible availability for high quality healthcare. They have, I know, taken a keen interest in public health activity and outcomes and it was a pleasure to welcome them. For those of us who also care about ears and hearing well, here are a few facts about what to do if you experience wax!
• Do - For most people, using a drop or two of olive oil wax softening drops will ease discomfort and ideally help the wax to disperse.
• Don’t – Use any sort of matchstick or cotton bud to poke around in your ear, many people end up in A&E every year with damage as a result.
• Do – Seek expert advice if your hearing is affected, there may be wax or another issue affecting your hearing, so a professional check-up is essential.
• Don’t – Despair if you can’t seem to treat your ears with drops, you can come and see a fully insured expert in ear care in one of our clinics. We cover the whole of north Somerset.
If you would like to know more about how we can help you and your family with hearing well, then don’t hesitate to get in touch.
U3A Weston group would love to meet new members
Self-help organisation for older people to join creative and leisure activities. Come to our coffee mornings, every Tuesday 10:00am to 11:15am at Friends Meeting House, High Street, Westonsuper-Mare.
Tuesday Badminton Club
Tuesday evenings, 8:00pm - 9:30pm, Broadoak school gym. Good players welcome (sorry, no tuition available, so not suitable for beginners, but ‘rusty players’ very welcome).
Not a league club, so no competitions - just play for fun and fitness. Reasonable termly fee, visitors £5.00.
Contact joycerudall@hotmail.com, or 07789475652 for further details.
Connecting lives community groupFor adults with a learning disabilities
Bleadon Youth Club for adults with a learning
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disabilities every Tuesday 10:00am - 2:00pm, Weston-super-Mare BS24 OPQ.
Fee £3.00 for entry - carers go free.
Table tennis pool football game games tuck shop hot and cold drinks music.
Free tea and coffee all welcome .
For more information call 07817650682
Come and make new friends all very friendly no need to book up just turn up plenty of car parking.
Come and try something new! Canoeing, kayaking, paddleboarding
We are a locally based club of paddlers. The club has been running for many years. We have qualified coaches for paddleboarding, kayaking and Canadian canoeing.
We do regular sessions during the summer on Tuesday evenings, we also run pool sessions during the winter at Cheddar pool.
For those with enough experience, we run white water trips during the winter.
For more information about the club, visit our website, South Avon Canoe Club.
We are currently low on numbers and would welcome new members.
Our members range from 3 upwards.
Walking in Good Company
Every Wednesday and Saturday we walk in different parts of Somerset enjoying fresh country air, excellent views and friendly company. Visit our website www.westonwalkinggroup.co.uk or phone Barbara 07934 197780 / 01934 624138 to check where the next walk is, and come and join us. You will be very welcome.
Summer Skills to Get Kids Outside
Summer is the perfect time to encourage kids to step away from their screens and engage in outdoor activities that are both fun and educational. Here are some of our favourites.
Juggling - This is a fantastic skill that promotes hand-eye coordination, concentration, and perseverance. Start with basic juggling techniques using soft balls or beanbags. As they progress, they can try juggling with more objects or learn tricks. Juggling a great physical activity, which boosts cognitive skills and focus.
Skipping - A classic outdoor activity that provides an excellent cardiovascular workout while improving coordination and balance. Start with basic jumps and gradually progress to more complex techniques like crisscross, doubleunders, or even group skipping routines. Skipping can also be done with friends, making it a social activity.
Flower Pressing – Pressing flowers is a wonderful way for kids to engage with nature and their
creativity. Encourage them to explore their surroundings, identify different flowers and plants, and collect specimens for pressing. Pressed flowers can be used for various crafts such as making greeting cards, or artwork.
Roller-skating - This is a fun and active outdoor activity that challenges balance and coordination and develops leg strength. Kids can learn to roller skate in a safe environment like a local skate park or a designated skating area. Once they get the hang of it, they can branch out to skills like skating backward, executing turns, or even trying some simple tricks. Roller skating provides an exciting way to stay active while enjoying the summer weather.
Identifying Insects - Encourage your mini entomologist by teaching kids how to identify common insects. Provide them with a guidebook or use online resources to help them recognize different species. Kids can go on nature walks or explore their gardens to spot insects, learn about their habitats, and observe their behaviours. This activity is great for promoting curiosity, environmental awareness, and an understanding of the vital role insects play in our ecosystem.
By Tom Hancock
