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December 2022 Marlpit update
During the last three months, trustees and volunteers have been busy within the woodland. 3 Sept – clearing felled trees, pond...

Gabbie Joyce
Mar 11, 2023


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...

Gabbie Joyce
Mar 11, 2023


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...

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...

Gabbie Joyce
Jun 5, 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...

Gabbie Joyce
Mar 20, 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...

Gabbie Joyce
Feb 18, 2022


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...

Gabbie Joyce
Dec 28, 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...

Ian Cognito
Dec 4, 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...

Ian Cognito
Oct 29, 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...

Ian Cognito
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...

Gabbie Joyce
Oct 6, 2021


Mapping the Marlpit
A key milestone on the Kett's Hill Woodland project is the mapping of existing key features and topography contours onto paper. We are...

Gabbie Joyce
Sep 3, 2021


Through the window - August 2021
There can be many interesting things to see around a local area if only we take the time to look around. That includes looking up, as...

Ian Cognito
Aug 29, 2021


Through the window in July
While walking round the field alongside Chapel Road a couple of weeks ago we were startled when there was a sudden burst of activity...

Ian Cognito
Aug 6, 2021


Let's call an end to litter-picking!
Within Necton there are many anonymous litter-pickers helping to keep our paths, roads and fields clean for us to enjoy and keep our...

Gabbie Joyce
Jul 15, 2021


New recycling point for Soft Plastic at Necton Co-op store
You can now recycle soft plastics like crisp packets and bread bags at Necton Co-op. It doesn’t matter where you bought them. Just pop...

Gabbie Joyce
Jul 13, 2021


First open forum for the Necton Neighbourhood Plan
The Open Forum for the Neighbourhood Plan for Necton took place at the Community Centre on the 9 and 10 July. Turnout was low, with just...

Gabbie Joyce
Jul 11, 2021


School visit to the Marl-pit Woodland
Seahorse Class (year 3) from Necton Primary School came on their first visit to the Marl-pit Woodland on Friday, 2 July 2021. The class...

Gabbie Joyce
Jul 4, 2021


June 2021 - Through The Window
The weather over the past month has been interesting. According to the Met Office, this May was the fourth wettest May since records...

Ian Cognito
Jun 27, 2021


Kett's Hill Community Woodland - June 2021 progress update
Overview Over the past few months, we have made significant inroads to the site along a main route that will form the primary access...

Gabbie Joyce
Jun 5, 2021
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