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Flower Moon

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we have another full moon to contend with. It’s called the Flower Moon because it coincides with an abundance of flowers finally bursting into life as we see out the last few weeks of spring, and welcome summer. … Continue reading →

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Northern Lights

Posted on May 15, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had the Northern Lights to admire this week. Thankfully there is no light pollution on our northern side and the view was magnificent. We met at the most southerly part today and strimmed back the path edge just 6 … Continue reading →

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Green Explosion

Posted on May 8, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is the week where it goes absolutely mad. It really does feel like it would become a jungle if we just left it, which is no good for anybody except the David Bellamy types. The thought of all those … Continue reading →

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May Day

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week, in fact, today, we celebrate May Day. The time of the year where young ladies and Morris Men dance around Maypoles up and down the villages of the UK, a May Queen is chosen, and green men lurk … Continue reading →

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Pink Moon

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a toss up between the moon, which seems to be full again (they come round so blooming quickly) or Saint George and a dragon, this week. I stuck with our moon theme whilst we are on a bit … Continue reading →

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Everything Went Dark

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had a solar eclipse this week. That’s when the moon blocks out the sun and it feels like all of Nostradamus’s prophecies are being rained down on us in one terrifyingly frightful moment. Everything pauses. Birds stop chirping, sheep … Continue reading →

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Spring Equinox

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Spring has officially started, at last!! It’s actually the spring equinox today, the time of the year when the day and the night are an equal length. In cultures around the world, the spring equinox has represented a time of renewal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bird nesting boxes, butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee and cookies, community, Mental Wellbeing, picnic benches, spring, Spring equinox, volunteering, wildlife | 12 Comments

New Bench Design

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we are really excited to introduce our new bench design. And the good news is, they are for sale on an individual made-to-order basis. Completely recycled from reclaimed scaffold boards to reflect the industrial heritage of the railway, … Continue reading →

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Bench Maintenance Part 1

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s that time of the year when we get all of our benches ready for the spring and summer. This includes any repairs and a re-stain with our rather unfortunate poo brown coloured wood preserver. I really wish we had … Continue reading →

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Snow Moon

Posted on February 21, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s that time of the month again. The moon has taken 30 spins around the earth and this weekend it’s full and called the Snow Moon. After chatting with the old farmers in the village, the Snow Moon is called … Continue reading →