Here are some simple tips to help them.

1. Link your garden with a Hedgehog Highway. Hedgehogs travel between1-2 km a night searching for food and a mate. Leaving a small gap in your fence the size of a CD case will let hedgehogs through but be too small for pets. BHPT/PTES sell snazzy little recyclable Hedgehog Highway signs, for a few pounds. Ask your neighbours to do the same!

2. Create a wild corner in your garden so they can snuffle around for insects.

3. Tidy up netting and litter which can trap hedgehogs due to their spines. Even rubber bands dropped by the postie can become embedded in their skin, causing a slow, painful death.

4. Put out food and water. You can supplement their diet with wet dog or cat food (preferably not fish based). No bread, milk or mealworms, which are all extremely bad for them. For those who are into simple DIY you can make a feeding station to stop other animals having a free supper - details on the BHPS website/YouTube

5. Stop using chemicals especially slug pellets. Hedgehogs are a gardener’s best friend as they eat slugs as well as many other beasties which would otherwise be devouring your prize flowers and vegetables.​

Dougie

Robert

A lady contacted our church and asked us if we could help in any way to save hedgehogs, by giving you advice for your garden and puting up an "awwwe" picture.

Isn't he gorgeous?                                                                          They are an endangered species so let's help them.

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                                                        Gnome Report September – 2025

   

 Hello my fellow Worshippers, and welcome to the September                                          Gnome Report. As I’ve said before, I can’t believe how the time flies.
Anyway, the gnomes, as usual have been busy, keeping the gardens,
both the front and the rear gardens tidy, cutting grass, trimming the edges
of the lawned areas, weeding, taking out any plants coming to the end of
their lifespan, putting down weed killer and loads more along those lines.

Also, I mentioned before about the flaking paint on the stair well areas,
these areas have mostly been plastered, sanded and repainted. There is
just the high up areas to be sanded and repainted, these areas will be
addressed in due course which will complete these works for the
foreseeable future. Whilst all electrical testing that was required to be done
within the Church property has now been completed, if you remember in
the spring magazine I informed you of the trial positioning of the outside
Christmas display to the left of the Church main door. After the success
of this trial, I informed you that the gnomes would be looking to arrange
a power supply to this new area for this year’s display. I am happy to say
to you that this has now been completed. While doing this it was noticed
that the wooden border beside the raised flower bed was rotten and so
this has been replaced.
Unfortunately, it has also been noticed that the wooden border around                            the actual raised flower bed is also rotten, so, it is intended to replace this
when the flowers growing in there are in recess. Wood for this task has
been acquired (thanks to Norma Adam for this provision).

 A hot water tap in the kitchen was proving difficult to turn off. A new
tap washer was all that was required, fortunately this did not cause too
much in the way of problems as there were no coffee mornings or other
organisations using these facilities at the time.
These are just a few of the main issues that the gnomes get up to when

no-one is looking. As well as the primary purpose of the gnomes, which is
the gardens, they will keep a check on the clothing bank, keeping them tidy
and arranging for them to be emptied when required. There will be many
other things the gnomes attend to, If they can and as required. Sometimes
things could be beyond their “Ken”, and will arrange professional
assistance, with the Boards permission of course.

Anyway, TTFN (Ta Ta For Now), until the next report and as usual, if anyone
wishes to join with the gnomes, come along on a Wednesday afternoon at
1pm, you’ll be made most welcome, and you’ll get that much sought after
Fashion accessory, the garden gnome tee shirt.

Phil Jordan (Junior Gnome).                                                                  
 
     
   

 

 

 

    

Philip

George

Colin