On Saturday evening 28th October 2023, Green Martinstown hosted its third Supper Evening at the Village hall. Our guest speaker this year was John Calder of the Dorset Climate Action Network. John is Project Manager for the Great Big Dorset Hedge and he spoke about the project and its success. Over the last year the […]
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Nature Friendly Farming
Over the last few years many farmers have taken advantage of ‘nature friendly farming’ incentives in order to try and reverse some of the damaging effects that years of intensive farming has had on our wildlife and biodiversity. These include measures to restore lost habitat like planting trees, restoring lost hedgerows and implementing margins on […]
Streets Alive – 22 September 2023
Green Martinstown attended the Streets Alive event in Dorchester on 22nd September 2023 with a stall showcasing what we have achieved and what our current projects are. There were many stalls and activities. Groups of children arrived from each of the local schools by bike, all dressed up in high vis jackets and helmets. Altogether […]
LETS Annual Harvest Lunch 2023
Annual Harvest Lunch 2023 – Sat 4th November – 11am to 3pmMartinstown Village Hall – St Martins Field – DT2 9JU Please put the date in your diary for the Harvest lunch 2023. This is our biggest event of the year and is great fun for so many of us to get together. The lunch […]
Supper with John Calder
Dorset COP and The Great Big Dorset Hedge
Dear All, I hope you are all well. I have a couple of pieces of news that may be of interest to you. The first is to let you know that tickets are now available for the inaugural Dorset COP. This is to be held at the Corn Exchange in Dorchester on Saturday September 9th and […]
Meeting Minutes 21 March 2023
Now up and running, though still under construction. It is updatable with no space restrictions. Heather and Paul are administering it and welcome any relevant articles, news to post. They are also dealing with the facebook page. Ideas from the meeting included: Caroline/Frank, Paul, Jane, Lilly, Colin, Michaela, Nigel, Dave, Katie. Andy and Lousia will […]
Agenda – Members Meeting 21 March 2023
a. River Winterbourne – Citizen Science study Andy/Louisa Liaise with Local Flood Authority and Village Flood group in Martinstown Sewage overflow, new housing etc all affect the river Jane c. Great Big Dorset Hedge – volunteer surveyors and coordinators needed See 6 minute video in You Tube clip, Colin Click here for […]
Members Meeting 21 March 2023
Our next Green Martinstown Member’s meeting is on 21st March in the village shop at 7.00pm where there will be drinks and nibbles to aid the planning of upcoming projects. During the next months there are plans for a plant sale, a wild-life survey of the graveyard for children and adults and we are embarking on a Citizen Science study […]
Hedge Watering Helpers Needed.
Dear All, Following on from a very successful planting weekend we need to organise a watering rota! We will start in April and run through to the end of September. The village hall now has a hose and there are watering cans. A good water once a week should be sufficient; obviously less if we […]
