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    Restoring "Old Humpy"

    Great local Derbyshire project detailed on this link. Take a look and cast your votes to support a brilliant local project: https://community-fund.aviva.co.uk/voti…/project/view/4-1555 Please click on the link, register and cast your 10 votes. Many thanks, Andy
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    Latest Bee Attack in Arizona!

    The article says it all!
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    where are the wasps?

    Who, what, why: Where are all the wasps? Yes, it's on the BBC web site: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23356578
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    Gob smacked

    Bernard Salt . . . Also met Bernard Salt at my school back in 1981 - Great Rural Studies teacher - He wrote a series of very popular Rural Science text books.
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    Gob smacked

    Rural Studies Yes, Rural Studies was alive and well until the National Curriculum killed it of in the 1980's:http://www.andycadman.force9.co.uk/RuralStudiesBelperSchool.htm
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    What did you do in the Apiary today?

    Yesterday I went down to a field were an old hive of bees had been overwhelmed with wasps two years ago. I had the intention of cleaning it up and putting it on *-bay. The land owner had moved the hive up close to the hedge at the side of the field. The idea was to bring the “empty” hive back to...
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    Brood and a Half

    Thank you for the feed back. It seems not to matter which way round then. I think that I will leave my "half" on top. Less lifting when you are inspecting. I had read that it is better to put the "half" underneath for winter. By the end of the winter the bees have tended to move up and then...
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    Brood and a Half

    Experimented on one of my hives this year with brood and a half for the first time. Mixed feelings - some good. But that's not the question: Should you over winter with the "half" on top, below or does it matter?
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    Please support our campaign

    Here is a link to the latest Newsper article on our campaign: http://s661.photobucket.com/albums/uu333/RuralStudies/Lawn%20Bridge%20Codnor%20Park/Lawn%20Bridge%20-%20Newspaper%20Articles/?action=view&current=RipleyAndHeanor26July12.jpg Thank you to all those who signed the e-petition. Still...
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    Please support our campaign

    Thank you Tom, If you look on your link you will see a further link to the e-petition. andy
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    Please support our campaign

    Codnor Park & Jacksdale BRIDGE Petition has exceeded 1000 YES!!!! 1000 signatures in approx 8 weeks - count is now about 1100. Thank you to everyone who has already signed - still time to sign digitally at...
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    Please support our campaign

    Our campaign is now in the local newspaper: http://www.ripleyandheanornews.co.uk/community/campaigns/building-a-bridge-between-villages-1-4549932
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    Please support our campaign

    Hope it works this time! Sorry. Try this: http://www.andycadman.force9.co.uk/CodnorParkActionGroupWebPage.htm An alternative link can be found here...
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    Please support our campaign

    New photographs added to The Codnor Park Action Group Web page. Please continue to sign the e-petition. Thank you to those who have done so, so far: http://​www.andycadman.force9.co.uk/​CodnorParkActionGroupWebPage.ht​m
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    Please support our campaign

    A direct link to the e-petition is: http://www.petitiononline.co.uk/petition/bring-back-the-jacksdale-codnor-park-iron-bridge/4400 This is a petition to present to Derbyshire County Council and Amber Valley Borough Council to reinstate the former Butterley “Iron Bridge” that once joined our...
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