Dear All, The Dorset Climate Action Network (DCAN) has been a partner of Green Martinstown for some time now. We have collaborated with their Great Big Dorset Hedge project surveying hedges and recently planting new hedges on local farms. They have been supportive of Green Martinstown’s work in the village offering guidance, support and expertise. DCAN’s […]
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Letter to Residents April 2025
Dear All, We are writing to all Martinstown residents regarding the Community Asset Transfer. Click here for Colins letter Many thanks Colin
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 Valence October 2024
I am taking great delight from watching the young blue tits on the garden bird feeders this autumn. I like to think that that they emerged from one of the nest boxes made at a Green Martinstown event last year, when families could put together a bird box and take it home to put up […]
Letter from Elizabeth – Bees Beatles and Butterflies
Valley and Valence June 2024
Events DiaryOpen Meeting Friday June 14th, 6 – 7.30pm. Martinstown Village Hall.Open to Members and Valley residents. Updates on activities, light refreshments and short interesting presentations on local natural history. A chance to meet up with members and the Core Group, ask questions, get involved in our projects and join our growing band of Greeners! […]
BRING BACK OUR BUS SERVICE
GREAT NEWS!! There is real a chance that the X51 bus service that presently runs along the A35 between Dorchester and Bridport might be re-routed back through Winterbourne Steepleton and Martinstown providing much needed public transport. A trial run is being considered for this summer, but it is up to us to make sure First […]
Village Hall Supper Evening – 28 October 2023
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 […]
The Green Living Project – 2023
The Green Living Project is a process of ongoing practical education on different daily living topics, using the Green Living Guide, created in 2019 from an original document by Transition Towns Totnes. A group of Green Martinstown members met together as a GLP, pilot group once a month for 7 months with the aim to […]
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 […]
