Yaxley Countryside Volunteers

YCV

Announcements:

A Visit To Buckingham Palace

Yaxley Countryside Volunteers are 40 years old this year. YCV was originally founded by our Chairman Reg Bingham and in recognition of his services to the local community Reg was invited to a Buckingham Palace Garden Party in May

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YCV recently gave a talk to the Age Well Club on....

Floriography – the language of flowers

· That flowers have meanings is very ancient and found across many cultures but a formal language of flowers was first introduced into Britain by Lady Mary Wortley Montague in the early 18thC from her time spent in Turkey as wife of the British Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.

· Reached its peak in Victorian times when you could buy dictionaries of flowers…. A single red rose still has the same meaning today as it did then but if you were sent a yellow carnation in return then the message was clear that they weren’t interested.

· Wild flowers were part of this secret code …….

Daisy stood for innocence and purity

Daffodil for rebirth and new beginnings

Poppy was for consolation and remembrance even before the first world war

Forget-Me-Not – does what it says on the tin – true love and memories

Bluebell for constancy and humility

People would carefully select and arrange flowers to convey a specific message –

The arrangement’s colours, types of flowers and even the way they were presented all held a significance lost on us today.

Blossom Day Event:

A wonderful day & great success, the orchard open day gave visitors close up access to the delightful blossom & wildlife of the orchard

To coincide with National Blossom Day, click here for official website, the Yaxley Community Orchard was open & had a great turnout of visitors who were treated to fragrant blossom throughout the dozens of trees

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To read the latest YCV newsletter please click HERE!

Just for fun:

What kind of plant grow on your hand?

A Palm tree :)

Recent News:

Yaxley Countryside Volunteer founder wins prestigious award, for more info click here: Award Winning YCV

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Apple Day was a great success! The YCV pulled out all the stops to create a wonderful apple day event on 21st Oct 2023

"I've just had a very special few hours at the Apple Day today. It was such an inspiring event to attend" - Apple day visitor

With a cake stall, live performances, orchard tours & children's games & activities great fun was had by all

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Recent news: The volunteers have just undertaken a major tree planting project at Peterborough Rugby Club! See here for more details

We are a group of volunteers who work together to improve the natural environment within the Cambridgeshire village of Yaxley.

Yaxley Countryside Volunteers began in 1984 when three friends, Dave Miners, Bob Oakley & Reg Bingham, got together to try and improve the environment for the residents wildlife. At that time there were very few trees in Yaxley & our main target was to increase the number of trees in the parish. We have since planted over 3000 trees & hundreds of meters of hedges, dug numerous ponds & carried out lots of tasks on behalf of residents and the Parish Council.

We meet most weeks, and are always eager to welcome anyone who has a similar interest in improving their local area to the benefit of all.

The volunteers meet Fridays for 2 hrs to complete ongoing projects or maintain existing areas for the benefit & enjoyment of Yaxley residents & wildlife. If you want to get involved & meet the volunteers please use the contact details below. No experience necessary & everyone welcome

Contact details

If you would like to know more about our projects or feel that we could benefit from your talents or experience, please email secretary@ycv.org.uk