Dear All, We are writing to all Martinstown residents regarding the Community Asset Transfer. Click here for Colins letter Many thanks Colin
Author: Paul Johnson
Green Martinstown AGM 25th April 2025
Green Martinstown AGM The Core Group are very grateful for your involvement and support over the last year. It is now time for our Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday April 25th, at 7pm in the Manor House, Martinstown. We envisage it lasting approximately 30 minutes, to be followed by discussion on what we would all like from […]
Community Space Meeting May 10th 2025
Green Martinstown Minutes 21 March 2025
Click the link below to download the minutes of 21 March 2025
Germination and Pollination 26 April 2025
On April 26th we are hosting another Children’s morning – this time at the Community Garden in the Vicarage, Martinstown. The theme will be Germination and Pollination. This will be a hands-on activity and could well involve children getting their hands dirty in the soil! Planting seeds, learning about pollination, germination and growing and caring for all […]
Valley and Valance April 2025
Tree Planting and MaintenanceAn early morning sun in late February already warms us as, carrying tools, four Green Martinstown enthusiasts clamber up a reverse-pudding-bowl West Country hill just above Loscombe Farm towards the tree planting area. Part of the collection of Douglas Fir, Hawthorn, Crab Apple, Hazel and Oak whips has already been planted. We […]
Valley and Valence March 2025
Open Meeting – Community Asset Transfer Update. Friday March 21st Village Hall 7.00pm The term ‘Community Asset Transfer refers to a Green Martinstown application to Dorset Council to transfer 10 acres of DC owned land (to the north of St Martinsfield and the church) to Green Martinstown for community and environmental benefit. The meeting is […]
Valley and Valance February 2025
FASHION COSTS THE EARTH For many who say ‘I have so many clothes I don’t know what I’ve got’ I invite you to reconsider. Continuous consumerism is wrecking our planet and fashion is a key culprit. I was shocked by Stacey Dooley’s documentary on how much water is used to make one cotton jacket, 10,330 […]
Valley and Valence December 2024
Community Asset TransferThe first stage of the Community Asset Transfer application to Dorset Council for a lease on the 10 acres of Land north of St Martinsfield and the Church, has been approved by the Council. After a recent meeting with Sam Hoida of DCs Estates Department to answer some of our questions regarding access […]
Valley and Valence November 2024
Green Martinstown’s Annual Supper Evening On Saturday, October 12th, I had the pleasure of attending Green Martinstown’s annual supper evening at the Village Hall, themed “Soil: The Foundation of Life.” An enthusiastic gardener and eco-conscious individual, I was really looking forward to what promised to be an educational and fun evening. The evening began with […]
