Zander
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We understand that the zander is favoured by our eastern European population who can sometimes be seen fishing for this delicacy.
John McCullough
Flag of the United Kingdom
This is a reminder that the village will be celebrating the Queen’s diamond jubilee during the long weekend of 2nd through 5th of June 2012. More details of events can be found in the April/May village newsletter.
In March we asked for volunteers to help with the flower arranging for the village contribution to this celebration. I can report that meetings have been held and volunteers have now been allocated their “spots in the church”.
John McCullough
Bulk purchasing
The 'Pembroke Fisher', Belfast Lough
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As reported recently in the Ely Standard, the Cambridgeshire ACRE charity has set up a community oil buying scheme in the Cambridgeshire area which can save up to £50 per delivery per customer. For Little Thetford residential customers, the scheme costs £20 per year to join. The membership form can be obtained from our village coordinator, Steve Merrell, or from Cambridgeshire ACRE here.
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See this booklet (PDF) for further information or contact us. We will pass your details on to Steve Merrell.
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John Parish sends us this recent report:
The Wheatears [Oenanthe oenanthe] are back. They pass through in Spring and Autumn and stop for up to two weeks. They are two weeks earlier this year than last, and [recent] night temperatures of minus 4°C might have caused them to regret their early arrival. A member of the Thrush and Chat family, they will head to the upland areas of northern Britain to breed. This is a male and is much more colourful than the [female].
 Wheatear in Little Thetford |
 Wheatear in Little Thetford |
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Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
Photo: Thomas Kraft
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The latest village newsletter is now online. If you’re in the village – a printed copy should have already come through your door.
Roman bronze coin
Photo: John Parish
Edit: We have been told that “this is either a cut down/worn away Antoninianus or a barbarous copy commemorating Claudius II Gothicus after his death AD 270. The reverse is an Altar type ‘CONSECRATIO’, the IO is visible. It is close to the Garlanded Altar type RIC Vol V Part 1 Cladius II Gothicus No 261. There are barbarous types copying those made in a Roman Mint. It is a coin type we find quite commonly these days.”
“RIC = The Roman Imperial Coinage; Vol V = Volume 5. This RIC book volume was originally printed 1927 by Spink & Son ltd under Editors Harold Mattingly M.A. and Edward A Sydenham M.A and Part 1 is primarily the work of a Percy H Webb M.B.E. It was Reprinted in 1998 and 2001 by Bookcraft (Bath) Ltd. The actual book page designating RIC ‘CIIG’ Coin Number 261 is page 233 of the Vol 5 Pt 1″.
Thank you to Richard Ashford.
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Villagers are excited about the short-eared owls now resident. These two images were taken recently by John Parish. See also Dave Fletcher’s recent short-eared owl images.
 Short-eared owl |
 Short-eared owl |
Rheum rhabarbarum
(rhubarb to you and me)
Qwiki is a web site that reads Wikipedia to you whilst showing you related pictures. It is not new, although it does seem to have improved since its early 2011 launch. Admittedly at its best as an app on the iPad, it still works just as well on a PC or Mac. Try it yourself by viewing Little Thetford.
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