November and the annual job of sweeping up and clearing away piles of leaves. Wherever possible our policy is to recycle or compost and this year we are trying out collecting the leaves together in Jute sacks. With the leaves compressed down in each sack they are then stored in an area where rain will fall on them and they can compost down, the jute itself breaks down so we should be left with a nice crumbly compost to use on planting areas.
At the top of the path leading down from Church Street South an area has been cleared, uncovering a grave slab buried under years of leaf mould. To the right of the grave slab the cleared area has been planted with 100 in Hyacinthoides non-scripta or English native Bluebells. These will hopefully establish and multiply in the coming years.
