Female Blackcap - photo by Denis O'Regan

Particularly focussed on the local birds in and around the village John Says: "It includes details of walks that I make around the village, showing maps, lists of birds and other wildlife, often illustrated with photographs. I would be keen to hear from other villagers of any unusual local natural history sightings, especially birds."

You can find a link to the website on the Links page or just click this link http://littlehadhambirding.blogspot.com

Bird enthusiasts might also be interested in visiting the Pelhams Website where Denis O'Regan where you can look (and listen) to birds he has photographed.  Click Here to Look and Listen

The Breast Cancer website is having trouble getting enough people to click on their site daily to meet their quota of donating at least one free
mammogram a day to an underprivileged woman.

It takes less than a minute to go to their site and click on “donating a mammogram” for free (pink button).This doesn’t cost you a thing.
www.thebreastcancersite.com

Dear Friends,

The other day I was rummaging around in a cupboard upstairs when I came across a bunch of letters. They were written a long time ago, and instantly recognisable by the handwriting. As I re-read them, many memories stirred; the image of the letter writers came to mind. There was something magical about seeing the distinctive scripts: the echo of their voices drew me close to the people who wrote them; some who have long since died.

Many letters were joyous news;  some had difficult emotions to communicate.

Check out the new and improved Hadham Message Boards.  Once registered you can use the boards to leave messages to the public.  There are six distinct categories:  Guestbook, Discussion, Ancestry, History, For Sale (non commercial), and Wanted.  Click on the tab along the top entitled Message Boards.  You can even post up your own Avatar (personalised picture)

Several kind people have congratulated me on becoming Rural Dean; and I begin the role in October. I am sure that some have no idea what a Rural Dean is for, or even what constitutes a rural deanery, so I thought the following explanation might help.

I brought a perfect specimen of rose from the garden into the house the other day; a lovely deep pink colour, with a powerful scent. Perhaps I should have left it to bloom outside, but having flowers around the house makes it seem brighter and more welcoming; in exactly the same way that flowers in church add liveliness and beauty for worshipper and visitor alike.

Alistair Bayford

Alistair will be showing for the second time at the show which is recognised globally as the largest annual flower show. Speaking about the garden Alistair said that ‘the garden is aimed at highlighting the importance front gardens have in contributing to storm water management and biodiversity.