Saturday saw the end of the season and it was so lovely to see life return to the pitch at Alscot Park, once again, in the form of cricket!
The 3rd’s, who’s home ground is Alscot Park, secured promotion to Division 3 of the Cotswold Hills League.
Alscot's Waterside Walkers
Loretta and Nat took up the challenge to walk 26 canal path miles from Birmingham to Stratford upon Avon, to raise funds for Alzheimer's UK.
The Alzheimer’s Society works hard in changing the landscape for all forms of dementia forever.
Three months of training, with over 350 miles clocked up, paid off and they completed the 26.7 mile walk on Friday 27th August in 7 hours 8 minutes.
Alscot Biodiversity Project
Alscot aims to achieve carbon neutral status by 2050, thus assisting climate change.
It is our mission to work to secure a future for plant and animal species by the improvement and enhancement of natural grasslands and woodlands, encouraging rare and almost extinct species to thrive. The principal to establish a functioning ecosystem, where nature is given as much freedom as possible, is a leading influence for all future land projects at Alscot. Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a key component in achieving these objectives.
Biodiversity Soundbyte
This vlog featuring Emma Holman-West, Jon Dearsley and Ben Knight, explores how the Alscot Estate has created one of the first habitat banks in the country. Emma discusses her Estate’s journey to achieving biodiversity net gain.
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Alscot Biodiversity Art Competition Presentation of Prizes
Balancing Business and Biodiversity
Improving biodiversity alongside supporting business can be a complex and tricky business. Planning and development are essential to the strength of Warwickshire's economy. Safeguarding and improving biodiversity throughout the county is essential to all our futures. Marrying up these two great objectives, so that both are achieved, can be a complicated business, but it is a high priority. Alscot is no stranger to balancing business, adapting with the times to generate income streams and encourage commerce, whilst protecting the surrounding countryside, for future generations.
Alscot's Biodiversity Art Competition
We had an absolutely fantastic time, considering and choosing from the overwhelming volume and standard of wonderful artwork, reflecting nature in Warwickshire, created and submitted by local school children to the Alscot Biodiversity Art Competition.
Fifty Squats a Day in May for PCUK
The Alscot Squatters embarked on PCUK’s campaign 50 Squats a Day in May, supporting people with pancreatic cancer and campaigning for vital research.
The restrictions of the pandemic forced the Alscot team apart during 2020 and much of 2021, and during this time the importance of mental and physical health became much more apparent. It was important for the team to do something that enabled them to join-together and at the same time achieve something worthwhile, for themselves and others. With so much leisure time being spent walking, the team wanted to take on a challenge that involved something other than steps, which is where squatting came along.
Each member of The Alscot Squatters pledged to squat 50 times per day in May and in return raised £2,341 for the charity.
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Alscot's Biodiversity Site - Lake Park
Alscot has recently taken Lake Park back in house, to manage as part of Alscot’s Biodiversity Project.
This means that we are committed to a long term plan, of at least 30 years, to improve the grass and woodland and in turn encourage and enhance plant and animal species and their habitats. In doing so, we are following a long term process-lead approach, set out by leading ecological specialists.
Transferring Trees
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Retirement beckons after 61 years continuous employment man and boy!
Stepping into his father’s footsteps, working on land in Clifford Chambers, where he lived as a boy, David Hall started his career in farming at the age of 15.
Working under the direction of local landowner, Major Taylor, David had originally started work 4 years earlier whilst at school, mowing the lawns at Clifford Manor for pocket money, before he ventured into full time employment.
Alscot Christmas 2020
Normally, we so look forward to being able share a drink, mince pie and the decked halls, with so many of you. Sadly, this year things are different, and as we are unable to spread a little Christmas cheer and kindness in person, we are doing so digitally. May we wish you all a very merry Christmas and a safe, healthy, happy and much improved New Year.