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Le Haut Pin
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Cottage | 3 bedrooms | sleeps 6
|Key Info
Lovely renovated detached cottage near to the village of Parcay Les Pins.
Ideal location for couples or families. This is a perfect peaceful rural retreat. Very well situated for visiting chateaux and places of interest in the Loire and the Touraine regions.
The accommodation is comfortable and very well equipped for self catering. Spacious fitted kitchen with a large refectory dining table, two refrigerators, microwave, gas hob, elec oven/grill. dishwasher and a laundry area with washing machine. Ground floor has a sperate WC/cloakroom as well. Spacious living room with comfortable furniture, WIFI ,telephone and English Satellite TV with recording facility, DVD player and lots of DVD's. First floor bedrooms have traditional French style double beds with memory foam topped mattresses for your comfort.. The bedrooms are nicely furnished and have en-suite facilities with WC shower and hand basins. An additional double sofa guest bed has been added to one of the rooms if a seperate child bed is needed, this also has a comfort topper. On the ground floor we have an annex room, (The garden room) that overlooks the terrace. It can be used as a bedroom or an extra sitting room. it has a good comfy sofa bed with a memory foam mattress topper as well . This room also has it's own en-suite shower room. The beautiful historical towns of Saumur, Tours, Chinon and Angers are all within easy reach of the cottage.
|Sleeps up to 6, 3 bedrooms
|Nearest beach
|La Fleche 25 km
|Will consider
|Long term lets (over 1 month)
|Car advised
|Nearest Amenities
|1 km
|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Tours 45 km, Nearest railway: Saumur 25 km
|Family friendly
|Suitable for children over 5
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, Please contact the owner
Features and Facilities
|Log fire, Internet access, DVD player
|Central heating, TV, Telephone, Satellite TV, Wi-Fi available
|Kettle, Toaster, Iron, Hair dryer
|Dishwasher, Cooker, Microwave, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms of which 2 En suites and 1 Shower rooms
|2 Sofa beds, Double beds (2), Dining seats for 6, Lounge seats for 6
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Secure parking
|Further details indoors
The accommodation is of quality, and provides a high degree of comfort. All bed linen and towels are provided for your stay and we assure you of they are all of quality.
Welcome pack provided for your arrival. Bespoke tourist information pack offered too.
|Further details outdoors
The paved and pebbled terrace is ideal for relaxing and we have recliners available for your comfort.
We have a fab chimney barbecue on the terrace too.
During the summer enjoy the terrace and barbecue until late evening.
Plenty of space to stroll around, half an acre of open garden with walnut and fruit trees.
|Further details
Paypal option offered through our own website.
The property must be thoroughly cleaned at the end of the letting period, otherwise charges will apply and be deducted from the security deposit.
Linen and towels provided at no additional costs.
Winter rentals may have additional fuel charges, check with the owner before booking.
About this location
The Pays de la Loire region
Enjoy the rural peace and fabulous history of our area. Great area for walking and superb cycling routes, the roads are quiet with lots of lovely picture postcard villages and countryside towalk or pedal through. Amble through the beautiful forest just 200 meters from the cottage. Visit Chinon, Saumur, Amboise, Angers and Tours for châteaux and historical places of interest. Taste the wines of the Loire on the river route from Saumur to Chinon, lots of Wine domaines and sample the goods. The sparkling wines of Saumur really must be sampled.
Futurescope is just over an hours drive, for a really great visit go to "Puy du Fou" showcasing the history of France in a theme park located close to Cholet 1 hour 20min drive from the cottage. Both are fantastic value for money theme parks. Futurescope is good for children over 12 and adults, Puy du Fou is good for over 5s and adults, it has something for everyone.
Lake swimming at Rillé and the little steam train which still operates and the Parc d' Lathan is a wildlife water sanctury.
During the summer months there are numerous music festivals in the area which are generally free.
Visit the Museum of Jules Debois the famous French sculptor born in "Parcay Les Pins". It's just a 7 minute walk down to the village. The village Café bar opens for lunch and evening meals can be booked. Picnic in the grounds of the Château at Gizeaux or Breil les Pins just a short distance from the cottage.
Try the local lunchtime restaurants offering 4 courses including wine for around 11 euros at Rillé just 2k away Liniérs Bouton 5km away and auberge d'Hommes 10km from the cottage.
Enjoy natural swimming in the lake at Rillé locally or at Lac d'Hommes 10km. Alternatively swim in an outdoor pool at Breil les Pins 7km from the cottage, try plage des lac de L'Monnerie close to La Fleche, it's a recently constructed man made beach with a fresh water swimming lake plus an open air pool with water slides and good facilities.
Visit markets: La Fleché on Wednesday's experience and taste the food of rural France.. Saumur market is on Saturday's enjoy the ambiance and beauty of the town. Angers market on Saturday too, it's huge, having market areas for fruit, veg, meat, fish, flowers,plants, and an antique market too, the fresh fish market is exceptional for sea food lovers.
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7 Sep 2014
"Just perfect - a real home from home!"
"WOW" - that's exactly what we all said as we entered the gite and the "wow"s continued as we explored each of the rooms! The property was much larger and prettier than we had anticipated and is certainly the best equipped gite that we have ever stayed in. Everything that you need is readily available and we felt at home within minutes. Carol and Ray are excellent hosts and have thought of everything! They left us a starting pack that was greatly appreciated especially after such a long journey. Our teenagers were delighted with the wifi and satellite TV which gave us grown ups plenty of time to chill and enjoy a very relaxing holiday. The garden is beautiful and a wonderful place to spend a balmy evening sipping local wines under a superb starlit sky. The Loire valley itself is stunning and there is plenty to do for everyone. Highly recommended!
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So good to meet your lovely family, hope to see you again at the cottage.
14 Aug 2014
"Great cottage and location, lovely gardens and nice people to deal with."
It seems that Carol and Ray have thought of everything at Le Haut Pins. You arrive to find a beautiful old cottage surrounded by a large garden with a seating area and barbeque, mature trees and then … More
Many thanks for your comments on Le Haut Pin cottage, we are delighted that you enjoyed your stay and look forward to perhaps seeing you again for a return visit to our peaceful little retreat.
23 Jul 2014
"A Perfect Home from home.........."
Where do I begin.......... Carol and Ray you have a wonderful cottage that has been tastefully decorated with all the appliances you'd expect to find at home. The welcome pack
was a nice touch especially after hours of driving from Calais.
The location is peaceful just a few minutes walk outside of the village centre, where you can find a shop, bakery and bar (The opening times are random, but that's rural France!)
To sit in the garden watching the Woodpeckers feeding in the morning or cycling around
the local villages was so relaxing.Visiting the local towns and wine caves along the Loire was within easy reach by car or bicycle.
Once again thank you for a wonderful holiday, we will be back...........
Many thanks for being such lovely guests at our little holiday retreat
Le Haut Pin, we look to seeing you again in the future perhaps.
30 Sep 2013
"Very Comfortable Cottage"
A peaceful location with great walks in nearby woods and very well equipped with everything you could need in the way of towels and bedding as everything thought of by Carol and Ray. Also good location for visiting the surrounding very pretty Loire region or relaxing in the large garden. A great chilling holiday.
So pleased you enjoyed your holiday.
13 Sep 2013
"Lovely cottage, lovely location"
Cottage well presented and has everything you want - even for teenagers !! Wi-Fi was heaven sent !
Owners are delighful and do everything they can to ensure you have relaxing holiday. Lots of places to visit in this area.
20 Aug 2013
"Home away from Home !"
This is a great place to stay. It has every kitchen item you could ever need. Bedrooms are very clean and comfortable - the upstairs / downstairs configuration suited us perfectly.Geat outdoor area an… More
24 Jul 2013
"Fantastic comfortable cottage everything you need for a great holiday"
The cottage was very well located, perfect if like us you love cycling, the area around provide great cycling roads and a couple of lakes nearby for swimming. The cottage was really lovely and provided everything you needed for a great holiday, we loved the garden area and BBQ, the house is ideal for 2 couples as there are 2 double rooms (not twins which is often the case) and each had it's own bathroom, in addition there was another annex that could be used as a bedroom. The owners were very friendly before and during our stay and were available by phone should we have any queries. The house itself was spacious and very well appointed all towels were provided as well as a welcome addition of some food supplies for our first night. We would definitely stay again. Also very good value for money for what we got compared to similar properties we have stayed in in the UK.
5 Oct 2012
"A perfect blend of traditional French charm and mod cons in a great location"
We loved the authentic and traditional French charm of Le Haut Pins. It managed the difficult balance of retaining the rural French feel but with everything you needed. The village was quiet but had great amenities within walking distance including a boulangerie and well stocked village shop, which is rare. It was our third trip to the Loire area so we knew what to expect and enjoyed lovely cycles along the dedicated cycle paths, great local walks and a trip to the chateaux. Le Haut Pins has a great aspect which is not overlooked, the weather was kind so we made really good use of the garden, patio area and BBQ. Would highly recommend and would definitely book again
3 Oct 2012
"Idylic, tranquil, perfect to re-charge those batteries!"
Myself & 4 friends stayed at this lovely, (very French!) property in August 2012, for 10 days... I could quite happily have stayed longer, but unfortunately, as for most of us, we have to get back on … More
30 Sep 2012
"Perfect holiday property in Parcay."
Excellent place to stay. Friendly owners (and neighbours). Welcome Pack was most welcoming. 3 large bedrooms, large lounge and large fully equipped kitchen - where we spent most of our time when in the cottage, Lovely peaceful, scenic area with lots of places within easy reach (but would need a car). 5 Minutes walk to village boulanger - get there early for the croissants or they're gone. Already planning trip back.
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Foster adoption without Fostering
Is it possible to adopt an available foster child without having to be a foster parent for other children? I have a five year old daughter who gets attached easily as do my husband and I and I do not want a child to become part of our family only to have to leave us. We want to adopt a child or sibling group through foster care permanently. Thank you for reading my post and for any information you can give.
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Hal & Christina (AZ)
are hoping to adopt
you can. the problem is, nothing is risk-free. even a low risk placement could end up being full of risk. i have known children who were placed in adoptive families, as their families headed to tpr....with seemingly no chance of r/u, and at the last moment the children were returned to parents or other relatives. so while you may lower your risk by doing straight adoption out of foster care, the risk doesn't disappear....unless maybe a child was already legally free for adoption...but i don't know if that happens very often. i don't want to discourage you, bc there are also many success stories....i just want you to know the reality of the situation is that the entire process and system are unpredictable.
You can just do straight adoption and you would not have to foster a child...but that child would have to be legally free for adoption...kids in foster care have case plans that may include re-unification with birthparents, kinship placement, etc and the birthparents rights have not been terminated(which is required to adopt)....they are not legally free to be adopted....
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Yes you can, they would need to be already legally free for adoption. Depending the ages you would be looking at you might be on a long waiting list or it could happen it a few short months.
Good luck.
2 boys
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Mr. Investigator - 8/07-5/08 - Moved to therapeutic (Miss him greatly)
Mr. Home Run Hitter - 5/08 - Moved to relative
Ms. Puff-Balls - 5/08 - Moved to relative
Ms. Pumkin - 6/08 - Back to Dad
Mr. El Gato - placed 6/08-7/08 - To a not so good choice non-relative
Ms. Beautiful Angel - 8/08 - Home, Came back into care 10/08, Went to another foster home.
Mr. Baby Stewie - 07/08 - 8/08 - Went back Home
Mr. Peabody - 10/08 - 12/08 - Disrupted - Went back to previous FP for adoption
Mr. Touchy - placed 8/07-02/09 - Had moved to another FH, because of my personal issues , hoping that one day I can get him back. I love him, more than I have words...
Yes. Check out AdoptUsKids - Children In Foster Care Awaiting Adoption. The kids on that site are almost all legally free for adoption, though sometimes the write-ups will specify that it's a legal risk child or that the parental rights are "being" terminated, meaning they aren't yet, in which case it's possible that the child could be returned to family. Most states keep their own photolistings or matching databases before the kids go on the adoptuskids site, too.
i was surprised to find out that in my state (TN), if someone wants to adopt ONLY without fostering (not including legal risk placements), they can ONLY adopt a child over the age of 9 or a sibling group of 3 or more. So definitely check with your state on their requirements. Some states also have requirements that you foster for a certain amount of time before they will let you use your homestudy to adopt from another state.
You *may* be able to bypass some of that if you go through a private agency and pay for your homestudy. Some of the requirements are because the state has limited resources and homestudies are free or nearly free through the state, but they don't want to expend their resources on people who only want to adopt from out of state or children that are very easy to place.
You absolutely can. We now are the proud forever parents of a 3 and 4 year old, relatively healthy, great little people. They bounced around fostercare for 2 1/2 years. TPR occured and then they came to our home. 6 months later we adopted them.
We waited about 3 or 4 months to be "matched" to the kids. There are PLENTY of kids available to straight adopt without needing to worry about your daughter attaching to a child that would need to leave.
Good Luck in your decision.
We are a straight adopt family. Our kids were legally free for adoption. We did not foster at all. You should call your local CPS or an agency and get info. It is very possible. Good Luck!!!!
We are also a straight adopt family. Our daughter was placed on December 1st. We are suppose to legally adopt her at the end of May.
Fostering to adopt?
I live in NJ and last year I called DYFS fostering and told them I wanted to go straight to adoption and they told me that I would have to accept an 8 yr old child. I want an infant or a 2-4 yr old. I am looking for a white child so I guess that makes it even harder. Is it impossible and a long wait if I go right to adoption and skip foster. Someone advised me go to fostering and then its easier to adopt.
Ocean County NJ
I think that advice is right on. kids in foster care, if they become available for adoption and no family comes forward to adopt them, are first offered to the foster family they are with. I know that is why we are fostering. i wouldn't let a child those ages go if we had option to adopt them after fostering. I think that's pretty typical for younger kids.
So it is possible to get a caucasian infant or toddler to adopt from foster care?
It took us over a year, but we got adoptive placement of our two children ages 4 and 2 years old two weeks ago. We really thought we would adopt older children, and we were shocked when we got our kids. They are both caucasian, but we were open to other races. Things just worked out this way. We were straight adopt. I think you just have to be patient. Good Luck.
Yes it is possible to do straight adoption on a younger child. They tell you they mostly do adoptions of 9 and under because that is the age they need foster parents for the most. Unless you are open to legal risk you may not be able to get a newborn because they still have to go through the TPR process.
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WINGERWORTH PARISH COUNCIL Minutes of the Parish Council Meeting held on 1 April 2009 Present: Cllr Ann Sainty (Chairperson) Cllr Stuart Ellis Cllr Peter O'Neill Cllr Kevin Moore (from 066/2009) Cllr Bill Pickford Cllr Carole Nelson Cllr Michael Prout Cllr John Ollis Cllr Diana Ruff with Mike Taylor (Clerk) 062/2009 Apologies for Absence There were apologies from Cllr Chris Hutchings, Cllr Margaret Parker, Cllr Jan Robinson and Cllr Tom Snowdon. 063/2009 Declarations of Interest There were no declarations of interest apart from dual-hatted Members under planning matters. 064/2009 Confirmation of Minutes Resolved: that the minutes of the meeting held on 4 March 2009 be confirmed as a true and correct record of the meeting. 065/2009 Matters Arising There was no notifications of matters arising from the minutes of the meeting of 4 March 2009. 066/2009 Police Matters PCSO Mike Coates provided statistics for the last month which included nine crimes of which two concerned damage to the Wingerworth Centre and three involved vehicles. Eight reported incidents of anti-social behaviour included five problems caused by motor bikes, there of which took place in Hardwick Woods. The Police had spent time monitoring the speed of traffic and three tickets had been issued for speeding. They were also monitoring the situation regarding irresponsible parking outside Hunloke Park School and one caution had been issued. The Chairperson reported on the most recent meeting of the Safer Neighbour Team, which had taken place within the Community Partnership meeting, when the profile for the next month in the Parish included the parking problems at Hunloke Park School and the speeding of vehicles on Allendale Road round on to Central Drive. Concerns were expressed about the behaviour of young people in Speighthill Wood where that had been consumption of alcohol, the lighting of fires and the depositing of litter. It was noted that one group of young people appeared to behave responsibly in the wood, but the majority were behaving in an unacceptable manner. PCSO Coates agreed to investigate. 067/2009 Public Forum No matters were raised in the Public Forum other than concerns about access to Speighthill Wood and it was agreed that agenda item 17 on Access to Speighthill Wood be brought forward and linked with the public concerns. (The discussion is summarised in minute 078/2009) 068/2009 Consideration of Planning Applications and Related Matters Members on the District Council's Planning Committee did not participate in this section of the meeting other than to provide some information on procedural matters at District Council. The following planning applications were reported: 90132 6 Hazel Drive Extensions and Alterations 90216 51 Joseph Fletcher Drive Two Storey Front Ext and Rear Balcony 90210 Pumping Station, Hillhouses Lane Discharge of Condition 3 90237 51 Central Drive First Floor Extension plus 90176 16 Church Close First Floor Side Extension plus Wingerworth Parish Council Minutes April 2009 Page 1 of 5 The applications were noted. The following planning decisions were reported: 1182 CA 33 Parkland Drive Retention of Garden Features 1208 CA 7 Swathwick Close Porch and Conservatory to Side 1125 CA 42 Longedge Lane Single Storey Extension to Front 1215 CA Land between 33 & 37 Central Drive Erection of New Dwelling 90005 CA Field 3780, Martins Lane, Old Tupton Change of Use and Retention … 90006 CA 34 Davids Drive Roof Alterations 90014 CA 16 Church Close Tree Works inc Pruning of 1 Lime 90015 CA Field opp Parish Rooms Discharge of Planning Condition CA=Conditionally Approved R=Refused W=Withdrawn The planning decisions were noted. 069/2009 Accounts The Clerk presented details of income received and payments made in February 2009 as well as details of income and expenditure against a phased budget at the end of February. He also presented the current position of the Council's reserves. Payments made during the month were: Payments Date Reference Payee Amount (£s) Detail 04-Feb-09 4468 E-on 1,023.70 Electricity to Parish Hall 04-Feb-09 4469 E-on 196.51 Electricity to Pavilion 04-Feb-09 4470 J Barnes 273.84 Repairs at Parish Hall 04-Feb-09 4471 Cllr Ann Sainty 125.00 Chairperson's Allowance 12-Feb-09 4472 British Gas Business 2,916.08 Gas to Parish Hall 12-Feb-09 4473 Town & Country UK 24.80 Window Cleaning 12-Feb-09 4474 Iris 196.65 Payroll Software Contract 12-Feb-09 4475 NEDDC 730.86 Work on Christmas Tree 12-Feb-09 4476 Mr Andy Stopps 300.00 Refund of Deposit 12-Feb-09 4477 Arden Winch & Co Ltd 230.96 Cleaning Materials 12-Feb-09 4478 NEDDC 262.34 Installation of Dog Bin 12-Feb-09 4479 Abel Alarm Company Ltd 70.73 Service Visit and Testing 12-Feb-09 4480 Jackson Building Centres 275.54 Load of Grit 17-Feb-09 4481 NEDDC 635.07 Dog Bin Collection 17-Feb-09 4482-88 Staff 4,673.45 Salary and Expenses 17-Feb-09 4490 Derbyshire CC 999.92 LGPS Payments 17-Feb-09 4492 HM Revenue & Customs 1,883.83 Tax and NI Payments 17-Feb-09 4493 Town & Country UK 24.80 Window Cleaning 20-Feb-09 DD AOL 26.43 Internet Services 14,870.51 Total for Month There were questions on the phased budget about the high level of other income which was explained by the inclusion of a sum of £23,000 from the Bowling Club towards the cost of the new pavilion. This amount was due to be transferred across as a capital receipt after which the other income would be closer to the phased budget figure. The low expenditure on business rates, which was at 47% of the phased budget, was due to the successful application for small business relief which had effectively halved the original business rate demand. It was also noted that the relatively low expenditure on footpaths was in part due to the continuing unpaid work of the footpath volunteers and in part also because the volunteers had already completed some of the major projects in the preceding year with another factor being the supply of some materials free of cost by the Countryside Service. Resolved: that the accounts be approved and that the phased budget and reserves reports be received and noted. 070/2009 Finance The Clerk submitted bank details and reconciliations as at the end of February 2009. Resolved: that the report be received and noted. Wingerworth Parish Council Minutes April 2009 Page 2 of 5 071/2009 Derbyshire Association of Local Councils Circular 06/2009 – General Police Annual Parish Councils' Evening – Feedback PCSO-of-the-Year Awards Energy Consortium Arrangements Clerk Vacancies Circular 07/2009 – Training Planning Internal Audit HMRC Workshops Circular 08/2009 – Conservative Party Green Paper on Local Government Circular 09/2009 – Local Council Review Subscriber Form Circular 10/2009 – General Subscriptions 2009/10 Gritting of Car Parks National Salary Award 2008/09 Clerk Vacancies The circulars were noted. It was confirmed that the national salary award for 2008/09 had been implemented for Council staff and Members requested that the Parish's PCSO be entered for one of the annual awards. 072/2009 Correspondence The Clerk reported on correspondence received during the past month: Parish Deer Park School – Request to use Council's Cricket Field District NEDDC – Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document NEDDC – Offer of a Licence Agreement for Notice Board at Adlington Avenue NEDDC – Local Development Framework Exhibition at Deer Park School – Thursday 18 June NEDDC – Clay Cross & District 50+ Forum – Report on Inaugural Meeting Linksline Newsletter North Derbyshire Voluntary Network Newsletter County DCC – Progress Report on Wingerworth Centre DCC – Rights of Way Minor Maintenance Scheme 2008/09 DCC – Conditional Approval for New Pathway at Adlington DCC – Child Car Seat Checking Events Police – Invitation to Join Community Involvement Scheme Police – Policing Pledge Derbyshire LINk – Newsletter DRCC – Newsletter Access Alliance Programme – Sustainable Transport Solutions in North Derbyshire Other The Planning Inspectorate – Extinguishment Order for Footpaths inc Wingerworth 4 (Part) Standards Board of England – Town and Parish Standard Newsletter CPRE – Fieldwork Newsletter Dogs Trust – Publicity for Free Service The correspondence was noted. Members agreed that the Deer Park School should be allowed to use the outfield on the Council's cricket field to play Kwik Cricket provided that the outfield was in a fit state both to ensure safe play and to avoid any damage to the surface of the field, and provided also that the duty of care for the children resided with the school. It was reported that the Cricket Club supported the request from the school. It was recognised that the outfield may need some strips cutting and rolling on the outfield to allow play to take place and it was agreed that this work should be requested of NEDDC notwithstanding that the Council could incur an extra charge. It was agreed that the Clerk should sign the licence agreement with District Council to allow for the erection of a notice board on their land at Adlington Avenue, acknowledging that the District Council could impose an annual licence fee of £1. There was some confusion over the District Council dates for events and the Clerk agreed to check and email Members to clarify matters. Wingerworth Parish Council Minutes April 2009 Page 3 of 5 The Clerk had been informed by the County Council that good progress was being made by the various parties involved in the development of the new medical practice due to be built on the site of the Wingerworth Centre. Plans had yet to be submitted for this development, but there was sufficient confidence about progress for the County Council to consider the demolishment of the derelict building in the forthcoming weeks. 073/2009 Reports from Committees and Representatives Cllr Bill Pickford reported on the recent AGM of the Allotment Holders' Association which had been well attended and had covered a number of interesting areas. There were 18 on the waiting list for plots. Cllr Diana Ruff provided a summary of the work of the Footpaths Committee and referred to plans for a linked walk through a number of parishes and the opportunity at a subsequent date to sponsor an information board. Cllr John Ollis reported on the meeting dealing with issues about the Avenue site when information had been provided about various aspects of the project including the provision or sports facilities and a an extensive nature reserve as well as the remediation process which would be in continuous operation 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Members were informed of an event at the Ringwood Hall on 23 April when there would be further presentations on the scheme as well as opportunities for questions and comments. A question was raised about the possibility and even desirability of the Parish Council taking ownership of the sports facilities and it was agreed that Cllr Stuart Ellis would try to raise the matter with emda's Mike Fenton. 074/2009 Chairperson's Business Cllr Ann Sainty reported on the recent meeting of the Community Partnership and in particular on the involvement of the County's Library Service when it was stated that the Wingerworth Library had an exceptionally high user rating with 95% of users judging it good or very good. The County appeared very pleased with the Wingerworth operation where there were 750 active borrowers with about 26,500 loans a year, 14,000 visits a year and over 1,500 computer sessions. The County was keen to promote its mobile library service which covered parts of the Parish and mention was made of the Home Visit Service for those unable to access either the Parish Hall Library of the mobile facility. It was agreed to post a schedule of the mobile visits on the notice board and to forward a copy to Wings. 075/2009 Review of Community Partnership In reviewing progress with the Community Partnership there were a number of questions about the usefulness of the forum and some critical comment about a perception that the Partnership took up a considerable amount of time and effort without having produced anything like commensurate benefits. Looking forward, there was a feeling that there was little prospect of any future benefits of any significance. There was concern that the Safer Neighbourhood Team (SNT) had recently been incorporated in the Partnership but it was felt that this in itself was not a sufficient reason to continue with the Partnership arrangements and that it would be preferable to lobby for the SNT to revert to being a specialist group for the Parish. Resolved: that the Council withdraws from the Community Partnership and that the Clerk informs the Partnership of this decision; that the Clerk requests that the SNT be taken out of the Partnership and run as a dedicated forum for a safer Wingerworth. 076/2009 Report on Progress with Y Café Youth Project Cllr Michael Prout provided an update of progress when a recent meeting of the Youth Forum had picked up on some of the points raised at an earlier meeting with members of the Church Centre's management committee. These included risk assessment and control issues. While volunteer support would be welcomed it was agreed that the Council should be willing to fund a qualified youth worker at least for the initial period of operation to ensure that all went well and to provide support for the volunteers. There was general appreciation for what was reported as very supportive response from the Church Centre. Wingerworth Parish Council Minutes April 2009 Page 4 of 5 077/2009 Report on Progress with Construction of Pavilion The Clerk reported on continuing good progress with the pavilion close to completion and only a couple of days behind what had been a demanding construction schedule. Following the agreement sought from Members between meetings, the new floor was to be incorporated in the build. The Clerk expressed his appreciation of the committed and diligent overview of the project by the Council's Clerk of Works, Mr Neil McKeown. 078/2009 Access to Speighthill Wood Although it had yet to be clarified as to whether there were any planning considerations relating to any fencing off of the wood, the County Council had confirmed that there was a process whereby a claim could be made to retain access under certain conditions. Otherwise it appeared that the landowner had a right to erect a fence given that there were no designated rights of way across the land. Points raised by members of the public, over and above concerns about the possible ending of access to the wood, included worries about housing development in the wood, the time take to reinstate a footpath on ploughed land adjacent to the wood, the possibility of purchasing the wood from the current owner and the possibility of entering into an agreement with Natural England for the retention and maintenance of the wood. Suggested ways forward included the submission of rights of claim forms (with a minimum of 12 forms required) and a meeting with the owners to discuss the future in terms both of the retention of the wood and responsible public access. To this end, it was agreed that efforts be made to stop the dumping of material and the anti-social behaviour in the woods although it was not always easy for the Police to take action on private land without the consent of the landowner. Resolved: that a member of the public provides contact details for the landowner to the Clerk who would try to arrange a meeting between the landowner and a small group composed of Members of the Council and two or three local residents. 079/2009 Allocation of Pitches for Winter 2009/10 In the absence of any information from District Council concerning applications, it was agreed that the Council should agree that the football club currently using the ground be approved to use the ground for the 2009/10 season and that the use of the pitch be limited to the one team. 080/2009 Expenditure The Clerk requested approval for expenditure on a Health & Safety Review and a Fire Risk Assessment at the Parish Hall, on ground work on a new pathway at Adlington and for hire fees and the associated bond for the use of facilities at the Church Centre for the Y Café for a period of up to six months. Resolved: that the Clerk be authorised to commit expenditure on the listed items. 081/2009 Donations A request had been received previously from the Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre for a donation towards meeting the costs of running a facility that helped young people from across the county including a number for the Chesterfield area. Consideration of the request had deferred pending the receipt of further information concerning numbers involved from the Parish and the selection criteria employed. Information had now been received that three young people from Wingerworth had benefited from the service in 2008 and it had been confirmed that it was an open access scheme subject to published criteria, a copy of which had been received by the Council. There was also a request for a donation from the Friends of the Peak District (FPD)for campaign funds. Resolved: that the sum of £25 be donated to DCHE and that no donation be made to the FPD. 082/2009 Date of Next Meeting It was confirmed that the date of the next meeting of the Council was 6 May 2009 although prior to that there was the Annual Meeting of Electors Meeting on 24 April 2009. The Chairperson thanked Members for their attendance before declaring the meeting closed at 8.55pm. Wingerworth Parish Council Minutes April 2009 Page 5 of 5
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Update on new Imperial babies
It looks like my recently hatched Imperial Moth babies are eating the white pine!!!! I see lots of frass - hooray, and what looks like tiny pieces of the pine needles falling to the bottom (maybe it's all just frass). Either way things look good!
There is one baby that is much lighter than the others, kinda pale orange. Can't wait to see what color he turns out to look like when bigger.
I separated them into two containers and it's interesting to see how the one group mostly stays on the pine but the other group really wanders. Many of them are on the pine as we'll but a lot of them crawl around the rim of the top, right under the lid and when I open the lid they immediately start crawling out. My family is getting a big kick out of watching me try to herd these teenie tiny little critters back into the container :). Maybe it has something to do with the differences in the two containers?
Thank you so much KC Clark for all of your help and advice.
I do plan on moving them to either an aquarium or maybe a zip top butterfly enclosure so I can fit a bottle with a pine branch in it. When they are this tiny how do you relocate them from one branch to another when you change branches? Or, do you wait until they are a bit bigger to house them this way?
For now I'm just laying a small piece of branch on the bottom of the container. How long can I expect that to stay fresh? It's easy to tell when milkweed is limp and dry, not so much with pine. I would imagine it needs changed way before it would look bad or turn brown. I have plenty, that's not the issue. It's moving them over to the new stuff. I guess I could just put a new piece in then take out the old when most of them move to it.
I'll post again when they're bigger and add some pics. Right now they are so small it's hard to get a clear pic.
Congratulations, Cathy! I sure hope you get an orange caterpillar!
The way I keep my host plants fresh, as do most other people, is to take a left overs (for food, like Tupperware) container, punch some holes in the top, put water in it, and then stick the host plant material into the holes. The water will keep it fresh for a period of time, that period depending on what the host plant is. I've never raised any caterpillars on pine, so I have no idea how long it'll stay fresh in water.
I plug some of the holes with a piece of pipe stem cleaner (you can use most anything) and then when I see that the cats have eaten most of the host plant material or the host plant is getting limp or looking stale, I put more host material in one of the other holes and lay the fresh greenery against the old greenery. The cats will travel to the fresh stuff, then you can remove the old branch and replace it with either a pipe cleaner or another fresh branch, depending on how many and how big your cats are.
I also wash my plant material before giving it to the cats, because around here there are so many bugs, spiders, etc., it could endanger the cats.
Good luck, and, again, congratulations!
Sherry, what a clever idea using multiple holes. Thanks for the idea. I'm so glad the cats are eating the pine. I couldn't have asked for a more convenient host plant. Not only do I have 10 white pines, but the needles last much much longer than other leaves especially milkweed. It would be great to end up with an orange cat. My grand daughter is the one who got me started raising butterflies/moths, starting with monarchs. She enjoyed it so much that this year when she was so impatient waiting for monarchs she talked me into raising tent caterpillars. While most people are killing them, here we were raising them. They actually turned into pretty tan moths with stripes. She really enjoyed when they hatched because they hung out on her hands for a long time before they fly away. The monarchs take off pretty fast.
She is excited about the imperial cats, but whenever I showed her pictures of the late instar cats she thought they were a little scary/ugly looking. If we're lucky and they make it to moth stage, I know she will be thrilled.


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Date: March 28, 2015
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Madalyn Hillis-Dineen will teach you all you need to know about Solar Fire 9 in order to get started with your Solar Fire program.
The workshop covers setting preferences, creating and editing files, casting charts of all types, creating dynamic reports, using chart animation, aspect highlighting and filtering, creating a graphic ephemeris, the ephemeris generator, and the eclipse and electional searches.
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Peter Russell will start work on GW2.0 cover image!
We're THRILLED that Peter Russell, longtime champion and curator of the University of Waterloo's Earth Sciences Museum, and champion behind the Children's Groundwater Festivalhas agreed to work on illustrations for GW2.0!
Peter was the illustrator for the cover and chapter logos in Groundwater (1979). You might not have noticed his acknowledgement inside the cover (see below). He tells us that the GW2.0 work will be in colour :).
Targeting your Giving Tuesday and United Way contributions…
If you are considering taking Giving Tuesday Challenge or contributing the United Way, consider directing your donations to HWB. You can use this United Way 2014 HWB Targeted Pledge Form (with HWB's Charity Number included). Cathy Ryan will personally contribute the $12 fee the United Way charges to direct donations!
See IGRAC's video on "Groundwater, the Hidden Resource"
Have a look at the UNESCO and WMO's International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre's new video on 'Groundwater, the Hidden Resource'. It starts with the fact that about 50 percent of the world's population is groundwater dependent….
Baseline Water commits to support!
"Very nice initiative!
You can count on Baseline Water to contribute in December."
Brent Bowerman, P. Geo.
President, CEO, Baseline Water Resource Inc, Calgary, AB
GW Solutions sign up for HWB's first regular corporate donation…. and issue a challenge to other environmental firms !!!
We are thrilled to announce that GW Solutions (Nanaimo, BC) is donating $200/month to HWB.
Dr. Giles Wendling would like to CHALLENGE other environmental firms to match his donation.
GW2.0 Concept notes
See the Concept notes for GW2.0 (November 2014) – comments welcome!
Kick-off Meeting of GW2.0 Editorial Board
- Thanks to the University of Guelph and G360 Group for hosting the the October, 2014 Inaugural GW2.0 Editorial Board meeting, including (from left to right):
- Dr. Allen Freeze (absent from photo)
- Dr. Bill Alley (Director of Science and Technology, National Groundwater Association)
- Dr. Cathy Ryan (Professor, Geoscience, University of Calgary)
- Dr. Beth Parker (Director, G360 Group and School of Engineering, U of Guelph)
- Dr. Warren Wood (Geological Sciences, Michigan State University)
- Dr. Bob Cleary (Princeton Groundwater)
- Dr. John Cherry (Director, G360 Group and School of Engineering, U of Guelph)
- Dr. Doug Mackay (Adjunct Professor, UCDavis, Univerisity of California)
- Dr. Bob Gillham (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Earth Sciences, University of Waterloo)
"GW2.0″ is becoming a reality….
We are very excited about a new initiative for a revised edition of Freeze and Cherry's 1979 textbook Groundwater. Our vision is for a crowd-sourced, on-line, wikipedia-type textbook that will be TRANSLATED and made available for CAPACITY BUILDING IN REGIONS OF NEED.
We are thrilled that Drs. Alan Freeze and John Cherry are leading a select Editorial Board in this initiative!
You can donate directly to this effort here.
HWB's Case for Support
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By Kelso SturgeonThe bettor's battle to beat the NCAA Basketball Tournament has much in common with a heavyweight championship boxing match in which neither fighter can put away his opponent and a fight in which neither intends to throw in the towel, come hell or high water. It has been that way since March Madness 2015 began and will continue to be so.This is a fight to the finish and anything can happen—and any of the Sweet 16 teams can win it.
If you think undefeated Kentucky (36-0) is going to have it easy, just remember another #1 seed, Villanova (33-3) was knocked out in the third round by 8th-seeded N.C. State, a 9.5-point underdog, 71-68. Let's also remember #14 Georgia State (+9.5) upset #3 Baylor, 57-56, 7th-seeded Michigan State went #2 seeded Virginia packing, 60-54,and #7 seeded Wichita State beat #2 seed Kansas like an old rug, 78-65.
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The scenes of jubilation at Chepauk here on Monday reflected the hard work and commitment behind the triumph. Rajasthan's back-to-back Ranji Trophy title wins meant its incredible flight upwards from the Plate division last season continues.
The visitor clinched the final against Tamil Nadu on the basis of its mammoth 326-run lead in the first innings. Rajasthan declared its second innings at 204 for five at tea on the fifth day. The home side was eight for two at the start of the last hour when play was called off.
For Rajasthan, the promising Robin Bist notched up 92 (185b, 13x4) becoming the only batsman in the Ranji season to cross 1000 runs. This well-organised batsman has possibilities.
Predictably, the surface played tricks on day five. Several deliveries shot through and some climbed off the cracks. R. Prasanna picked up three wickets employing his military medium off-cutters to good effect.
Rajasthan skipper Hrishikesh Kanitkar, a wily campaigner, sported the smile of satisfaction at the end of it all. He won a vital toss and then got his strategy right. The patient run-accumulation — this team has the ability to bat for long periods — not only swelled the total but also made Tamil Nadu wait till the pitch deteriorated.
Then, the nippy Rituraj Singh and the tall Pankaj Singh, who put more effort into his bowling than any other paceman in the match, dented the line-up early. The home side never really recovered.
While the toss played its hand in the eventual outcome, Tamil Nadu could have bowled with greater imagination in the first innings on a picth lacking bounce.
Keeping a single saving field, creating the pressure, relying on precise wicket-to-wcket off-cutters at a reduced pace, and flighting the sphere with intelligent changes in angles were options that the side did not explore in the first innings.
There were times when the Tamil Nadu bowling appeared mechanical; this allowed the game to drift. The pacmen should have attacked the stumps more on a track of low bounce.
Apart from Karthik and to a lesser extent R. Prasanna, the famed Tamil Nadu line-up did not apply itself. The conditions were tougher for batting when Tamil Nadu batted but the host could have, at least, put up a fight.
Bist made an impression on the final day. He picked the length quickly and adjusted his feet movement accordingly. His driving on both sides of the wicket was easy on the eye.
Given the low bounce in the pitch, he rightly got on to the front foot. If the ball was not in line with the stumps, he covered for the movement and played the ball late. And there were occasions when he converted the length by stepping out.
Bist also used the depth of the crease — a good quality in a young batsman. There were times when he was undone by the double bounce in the pitch
— he took a painful blow on the knuckles by a delivery that lifted from a length — but managed to make the right impression.
But then, he threw away an opportunity to notch up a century. Bist attempted to loft Prasanna over the leg-side field but only succeeding in lobbing a catch to mid-on.
His side, though, did not miss out on the opportunity in the final.
The scores: Rajasthan — Ist innings: 621.
Tamil Nadu — Ist innings: 295.
Rajasthan — 2nd innings: A. Chopra c & b Kaushik 18, V. Saxena b Prasanna 13, R. Bist c Mukund b Prasanna 92, H. Kanitkar lbw b Vijay 12, R. Parida (not out) 43, P. Yadav b Prassana 0, D. Yaglik (not out) 9, Extras (b-15, nb-2) 17, Total (for five wkts in 77 overs) 204.
Fall of wkts: 1-29, 2-52, 3-93, 4-174, 5-180.
Tamil Nadu bowling: Kaushik 11-3-38-1, Yomahesh 7-3-20-0, Srinivas 28-10-61-0, Prasanna 21-9-31-3, Vijay 9-0-38-1, Abhinav 1-0-1-0.
Tamil Nadu — 2nd innings: Y. Yomahesh lbw b Gajendra 0, Abhinav Mukund lbw b Gajendra 1, K. Vasudevasas (not out) 7, S. Badrinath (not out) 0, Total (for two wkts in 13 overs) 8.
Fall of wkts: 1-0, 2-7.
Rajasthan bowling: Gajendra 6-5-5-2, Bist 6-4-3-0, Yadav 1-1-0-0.
Keywords: Ranji Trophy