National Poetry Day: A Ning Nang Nong Celebration
Celebrate a celebrated poet who celebrated an extraordinary use of words
3 Things to think about – September 2026
Scientists have worked out that a T-Rex was able to wag its tail, that it had eyeballs the size of apples, and that its arms were so short it could not scratch its nose. Yeah, this is one ‘pet’ we wouldn’t playing fetch with….no matter how much it’s tail wagged The city of Argos is…
Where have you been – September 2026
CCN goes on a shopping trip to Ashford and travels afar to the Caspian Sea Each month we wait with bated breath to find out where the newsletter has been on its travels! This summer, the newsletter has travelled near and far! Here, we see the newsletter on a shopping trip to Ashford in Kent…
This & That – Dust Devils
These past few weeks have made me feel that I could be back in South Africa By Lyndsay Rowe These past few weeks have made me feel that I could be back in SA – with the excessive heat, no rain, brown, scorched lawns, parched flower beds gasping for water, and tropical nights with humidity…
South Brooks Solar Farm Update
The Newsletter team asked South Brooks Solar Farm for an update and here is what they told us:
Rye Aldi Approved with work due to start later this year
Full planning permission granted for its Rye store on Winchelsea Road
Garden Update – Or What’s Left?
Oh dear, the drought certainly hurt our newly planted community garden
