SCAMS – phone calls & more…
Number spoofing Scammers can ‘spoof’ the phone number they’re calling from, so the number showing on your Caller ID may not be the number the call is being made from. […]
Entries by Andrew Buchanan
SCAM emails and texts – energy bill rebates
Watch out for emails offering rebates or grants towards fuel costs – although many are easy to spot, some scammers will go to the trouble of creating highly realistic emails […]
NEWS FLASH – Saturday 4th June changes to Village Day
Today’s events have been moved because of high winds: St Lawrence Church Fête Now 2pm in the Village Hall. Stalls, tombola and PTA cream teas. Jubilee Live Music Evening […]
Westbury Community Shop Jubilee window
Westbury Community Shop is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee with a special window display designed by Charles Wilson.
PEW – Nature Notes for May 2022
Cow Parsley The link below takes you to a version of the PEW article with colour photographs instead of black & white. NATURE-NOTES-May-2022.pdf
Warning – bees
There’s a reliable report of a dog walker and dog being attacked & stung by a small swarm of bees about 7pm today while walking along the footpath behind Perch […]
Nature Notes – Orchids from June PEW
Colour photographs for the article on p23 of June 2021 PEW Common Spotted Orchid Pyramidal Orchid Greater Butterfly Orchid Bee Orchid Plus two bonus photos: Early Purple […]
Wildflowers in May
Colour photographs for the article on p19 of May 2021 PEW Birds-foot Trefoil Pignut Ragged Robin Red Valerian False Oxlip (previously mis-identified as Cowslip) Cowslip (L) and Oxlip (R) […]
Can you recognise the different white butterflies?
The adults of Large and Small Whites are pests of our domestic Brassicas. The large white caterpillars are black and yellow and easily visible and very destructive. They are protected […]
Country walks around Westbury-sub-Mendip
Whatever the season, a country walk is a great way to get out and about. Head for the Westbury-sub-Mendip Community Shop and pick up one of the Westbury Walks leaflets […]