On Wednesday 1st July the Beech Gardeners visited a beautiful wildflower meadow at Doug and Suzy Palmer's house, just round the corner from Beech in the Basingstoke Road, at Warren Farm. It was a really hot afternoon and Doug took us up to the top of the meadow along what used to be the Alton to ... Read more
Beech celebrates Midsummer in style
It may have been a week ahead of the actual Summer Solstice, but Beech turned out in full force to celebrate Midsummer on Saturday 13th June! As planned, this was truly an event for all ages, and it was particularly nice to see so many family groups involved. Thanks to a fantastic band of ... Read more
Beech Village Show 2015
Entry forms now available for Beech's 2nd Summer Show Organised by the 'Beech Gardeners' - the BGs On Saturday 19th September 2015 Beech Gardeners are putting on another Beech Village Show. Enter your home-grown fruit, vegetables and flowers and win 1st, 2nd or highly commended certificates - ... Read more
BGs’ Visit to Fuchsia garden June 2015
The Beech Gardeners visited Little Brook Fuchsia Nursery at Ash Green on Wednesday 17 June where Carol Grubler runs a Fuchsia nursery where she propagates and sells thousands of fuchsia cuttings each year. Fourteen intrepid BGs met at the village hall after lunch and went over to Ash Green in four ... Read more
BGs’ visit to Hillier Gardens – June 2015
BGs' Hillier Gardens report June 2015 - by Helen Lamb On the evening of Wednesday 3rd June 33 Beech Gardeners, including a few friends, went to the private entrance of world famous Hillier HQ, for a tour of part of the gardens guided by Woolfgang Bopp, Director. Again, the weather was kind and ... Read more
BGs’ visit to a Farringdon Garden
The BGs visited a lovely house and garden in Upper Farringdon where one of one of Beech's former residents' parents live. The gardens are open to the public on occasions and they are well worth a visit. Their NGS page in case anyone wants to find out more is here. It was a lovely sunny ... Read more
Saturday 13th June: Beech Midsummer Revels
The Beech Social Committee has got something very special lined up for the village on Saturday 13th June! This year's summer party will be a traditional English barn dance, with live music from the - in many ways untraditional - folk band Threepenny Bit. Hampshire-based Threepenny Bit are an ... Read more
Alton Abbey: Open Garden and Plant Sale
The Friends of Alton Abbey are holding a Plant Sale, with the Abbey Open Garden, over the weekend of June 6th & 7th 2015. The gate will open at 12noon on both days, and the gardens close at 5pm, when the Community will be at Evening Prayer. Guests are always welcome to attend services, times ... Read more
Get your walking boots on… for charity!
Local resident Susie Greenwood writes: "I have just joined a committee based in Upper Wield in aid of The Move Partnership which is a charity dedicated to help disabled people become mobile. On Friday 1st May there is a spring walk all around Wield organised in aid of Move which could be a new ... Read more
Easter News at St Peters Church
Please come and join in with: Songs of Praise – 5 pm this Sunday 22nd March and every Fourth Sunday of the month following……. This is self-explanatory for all to have a good sing interspersed with prayers and discussion. The last two Songs of Praise services were very well attended ... Read more
