Keep up with our activities and come and join us! Saturday 6th February 2010 – Jack Frost Winter Walk 10.00 a.m. Saturday 24th April - Yaxham WI Car Boot Sale Yaxham Village Hall Sunday 9th May 2 p.m. Rogation Sunday - Walk the “String of Pearls”. St Peter’s Church, Yaxham with refreshments in the Village Hall Saturday 19th June 2010 2 p.m. Open Garden/Open WildSpace Event Start at Yaxham Village Hall and walk around the Village via some lovely gardens and our WildSpaces - Strawberry Teas and Plant Stall Saturday 7th August 10.00a.m. Celebrate Summer at Pinns Tuesday 14th September 7.30 p.m. AGM Yaxham Village Hall Saturday 7th November 10.00 a.m. – Noon at Pinns Corner – Two Year on. PLUS - First Saturday of the month Working Party to meet at Pinns Corner 10.00 a.m. – Noon. All events at Pinns Corner unless otherwise stated. Committee Meeting Dates 10th November 2009 12th January 2010 9th March 2010 11th May 2010 13th July 2010 14th September 2010 AGM

PRESS RELEASE Yaxham Woodlands Group AGM 2009 - Chairman’s Report The first AGM of the Yaxham Woodlands Group was held last week. The event was well attended and an address was given by the Chairman, Mr George Crummett. A new committee was elected and two new members joined the Steering Group Avis and Brian Osborne. During the past year meetings have taken place at Pinns Corner on the first Saturday of each month. This proved very successful high attendance with many activities undertaken. The making of the raised bed at the Primary School was a success and the first year children planted acorns last October. The next planting of acorns by this year’s first year Reception Class has taken place at the school. Volunteers from the Group will be working with the School’s Gardening Group on a regular basis to maintain the saplings and acorns. Other activities have included: - Spoon making - Apple-pressing - Ditch Clearing - Clearing Pinns, Low Lane, Mouses Lane and Pinns Lane - Green wood-working In addition we organised the Rogation Sunday Village Walk, with some 30 people walking along some of the footpaths in the village. We were wished on our way by Rev Sally Thurgill at St Peters, and ended the walk at the Village Hall with refreshments provided by the ladies. Fund-raising remains a priority. We have been successful with some grant applications and have bought a selection of tools. This year has been a good start and we look forward with anticipation to the year ahead. Our next event is at Pinns Corner, Yaxham at 10.00am on Saturday 7th November for a bonfire, demonstrations of crafts and a pumpkin carving and scarecrow competition. Refreshments will be provided.

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