News.

The history of a village is recorded in accounts about contemporary events. Eastertown is a pretty quiet place, but we do not live in total isolation. If you have news about anything that is happening in the locality, this is the place to write about it.

Eco Homes and an Eastertown Build

We are in a climate emergency. Buildings are a significant culprit for carbon emissions – accountable for 35% of total global energy consumption. Building an eco-house has never been easier; what was once a niche within the homebuilding sector has now become the focus of many new builds, especially for self-builders.

Click on the image to read the full article, and follow a build in Eastertown.

The University of the Third Age

Are you having "senior moments" or concerned that your brain may be fading? There is new evidence from two studies by investigators at Rush University in Chicago that cognitive and physical activities can make a real difference in the development of Alzheimer's disease — the most common cause of dementia.
One study showed that increased physical activity was associated with a slower rate of cognitive decline. The other demonstrated that cognitively stimulating activities (reading, visiting a library, reading newspapers, reading magazines, reading books, writing letters, and playing games) in old age may boost cognitive reserve, delaying the onset of clinical Alzheimer's disease by up to five years. Why not consider joining the University of the Third Age?

Follow this link to the full article.

About Pesticides..

Although pesticides are developed to prevent, remove, or control harmful pests, concerns about the hazards of pesticides towards the environment and human health have been raised by many studies.

Read more about this in our Health and Wellbeing Section.

Rain, Rain and More Rain!

There is no doubt in most people's minds that the last 18 months have been more than a little "soggy". The cumulative rainfall lately has been making conditions for agriculture very difficult.

Take a look at the new article in our farming section on the effects of excessive rainfall...

Unusual Plant or Creature?

If you have ever thought about taking a photograph of an unusual plant or creature that you have come across, why not share it with inaturalists across the UK? Follow this link to see their global report.

You can become an inaturalist by simply joining the organisation online. Check out the article in our wildlife section.

Lympsham Gets a Second Defibrillator

As of November 4 2024, Lympsham will have a second defibrillator.

Click (here) for more information and a location map.

Ever thought about putting a modern woodcut print on your wall?

Woodcut is a relief printing technique in printmaking.

An artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood—typically with gouges—leaving the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.

Areas that the artist cuts away carry no ink, while characters or images at surface level carry the ink to produce the print.

The block is cut along the wood grain (unlike wood engraving, where the block is cut in the end-grain).

The surface is covered with ink by rolling over the surface with an ink-covered roller (brayer), leaving ink upon the flat surface but not in the non-printing areas.

Follow this link to see how a local artist produces wood engravings, cut on the end grain as opposed to Woodcuts.

Isaac's story

Could you give an abandoned dog a second chance at life? Read Isaac's story by following... this link

Blue Lights - Don't panic!!

You're driving along, thinking of the shopping list, your day's plan or singing to the radio, when suddenly you're aware of sirens and blue lights. What will you do? ...... See full article

Mountain Biking

Well done Tom Pidock in the Mountain Bike race at the Paris Olympics. Mountain Biking is getting ever more popular and we are featuring it in our leisure section.

Mobile Phones

Do our mobile phones harm our minds and is there other life out there in the universe? Check out the new articles in our Health and Wellbeing and Night Sky pages

Climate Change and Gardening

"Gardens can come in many forms, from a single container to a large domestic garden. They can be school, hospital or community gardens, or managed areas open to the public. A guide called "Gardening in a Changing Climate" has been freely available from The Royal Horticultural Society since 2017. It is becoming increasingly relevant as the years go by. A link to it can be found in the Environment section of our Leisure page in this website. If you are a keen gardener, we would be pleased to hear from you.

It has been a slow start for growth of plants this year. How are you managing?"

Older items

Christmas Trees

Are you a traditionalist who loves the pine smell of a natural tree in your living room?

Click on the picture for an article on the history of the Xmas tree.

If you have not yet purchased your own indoor traditional Christmas Tree, check out your local Lympsham supplier:

Oliver Eade Greenery – on Bridgwater Road near Copse Corner
Tel: 07803 242583
Web: www.edengreenery.co.uk



Dr Michael Mosley

The recent and tragic death of the popular TV doctor Michael Mosley has once more reminded us of his work to promote radical changes in our eating habits to improve our health. He was particularly interested in the effects of fasting, to reduce the onset and progress of Type 2 Diabetes.

Click (here) for information about his 5.2 diet


No Mow May (OK - we know it's June!)

"It's finally warming up and the grass is growing but how is insect life getting on? Consider giving them a helping hand by taking a look at what the "No Mow May" movement is saying:

https://www.plantlife.org.uk/campaigns/nomowmay/

Aurora!

Were you fortunate enough to have been somewhere in the UK in May to have been able to witness this spectacular natural event?

Was this a Carrington Event? If you want to know more about sunspots and solar flares, check out our Night Sky page.







We are already in June, and if you haven't already, why not bone up on the butterflies you might see locally over summer? Just click on the image for more info.




Olive, the Abandoned, Badly Injured Spaniel - Read Her Story

A beautiful spaniel was found wandering down the main A39 near Cossington..... (click here to read more)