Gabbie Joyce
Local history saved
The NAT project to save an artwork collage created by school children of Necton back in 2003 has been successful. Thanks to the support...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 28
Help us save a little Necton history
Back in September 2003, children from Necton School created a beautiful work of art. This collage of colourful tiles was installed on...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 27
What a way to start the day
A quick 15 minute walk through the Queen Elizabeth Memorial Wood provides an invigorating start to mind, body and spirit for the day...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 23
Caught on camera
In April, our volunteer team set up a camera within the QEM Wood so we might get a glimpse of what wildlife are visiting the wood. Here...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 11
Queen Elizabeth Memorial Wood opens in Necton
The sun shone on the many local residents and invited guests who witnessed the momentous occasion of the opening of Queen Elizabeth...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 11
Barn Owls in Necton? NAT needs your help
Significant evidence of Barn Owl activity has been found on the Necton Sub-station site. NAT, Necton School and Vattenfall's local...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 1
Necton's Community Woodland - opening Saturday 03 June 2023
The Marl pit transformation to a new community woodland is nearing completion and will be open to the public this weekend. The official...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Apr 18
March 2023 Marlpit update
During the winter months, trustees and volunteers have been busy on a variety of activities to prepare for the official opening on 3...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Mar 18
Jubilee Tree Planting
Necton Parish Council invited Cllr. Mark Kiddle-Morris of Norfolk County Council to plant a tree in recognition and memory of Queen...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Mar 11
December 2022 Marlpit update
During the last three months, trustees and volunteers have been busy within the woodland. 3 Sept – clearing felled trees, pond...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Mar 11
September 2022 Marlpit update
During the last six months, trustees and volunteers have been busy both within the woodland and in the village, providing over 370...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 5, 2022
Lighting the Platinum Jubilee Beacon at Necton
At 9.45pm on 2nd June 2022, Jean Bass, Chair of Necton Parish Council read out an announcement, to a crowd of over 100 people who had...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Jun 5, 2022
Necton Marlpit open day
The old gravel pit in Necton, known locally as the Marl Pit is undergoing a transformation to make it a community woodland. Recently...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Mar 20, 2022
March 2022 update on the Marlpit
During Winter, the weather has been mostly good enough to allow us to continue our activities almost every Saturday, accumulating over...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Feb 18, 2022
Looking after our village trees
The 9th January was a lovey sunny morning in Necton and ideal for our ivy removal activities. A row of popular trees has marked the...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Dec 28, 2021
December 2021 update on the Marl Pit project
During Autumn 2021, our Trustees have been working almost every Saturday, contributing a total of 139 volunteer hours, clearing brash...
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Ian Cognito
- Dec 4, 2021
Through the Window - November 2021
One of the delights of walking around the village, and driving around the area, is to see the glorious colours of autumn leaves. Driving...
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Ian Cognito
- Oct 29, 2021
Through the Window - October 2021
If you have been out and about around sunrise you will have seen the stunning sunrises we’ve had over the last few days. The colours do...
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Ian Cognito
- Oct 6, 2021
Through the Window - September 2021
In terribly, terribly British fashion, the weather over the last two months has been somewhat predictably unpredictable. According to a...
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Gabbie Joyce
- Oct 6, 2021
First volunteer litter-pick day at the Marlpit
Over the years since gravel extraction work stopped in the Marl Pit, nature has being busy reclaiming the land. Unfortunately, it also...
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