25th July 2010

Dear All,

It has been a quieter week with much wicket repairing and garden watering. Three matches on the Green this week following the carnival so plenty of filling and rolling.
On Monday we met at Clare College where the bursar gave us an interesting talk about the management of "the Backs". The six colleges which share the area try and manage the development collectively to maintain vistas, replanting and felling.
Question: what is the most common tree species on the Backs?
Answer: Limes 30%
Clare gardens next to the river are also fairly special with colour co-ordinated planting.

Clare College

Clare Gardens

Chapel cricket was successful again this week beating St Neots Methodists in a close finish reaching 140 in the llast over.

Our walk started at Ashdon on Thursday and unusually our esteemed leader lost the way a few times. It was a good walk via Radwinter with a few fields of barley and rape having been harvested.

Ashdon

We finished the Alpha course last week and held a celebration meal this week with several guests and possible future attendees present.

It was Rene Sanders funeral on Friday, the chief pallbearer was Wally Ambrose who was our goal keeper when I first played for Over. He is not naturally suited for his present occupation as he is immensely cheerful and tends to wave at people he knows in the congregation.

Rene


We have a holiday club starting Monday so there has been a bit of preparation this week on the theme of "Pirates finding Treasure". Kate and I are in charge of the 7 to 11s.

Yesterday we visited Fowlmere Nature Reserve which is owned by the RSPB. Highlights were spotting Water rail and trout in a clear stream.

Fowlmere Nature Reserve

love

Mike & Kate