Scottish Charity No.  SC002953

Dougie

Robert

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YOU?

                                          Gnome Report – March 2025

 
     Here we are, trundling on into spring, all the Christmas festivities are
behind us. If you remember from the December report, I said the Gnomes
would be looking for a new place to position the outside Christmas
display. The stable with all the animals and nativity display was positioned
to the left of the Church front door. This new position appeared to have the
effect we thought it would have, in that there was no serious damage to the 
display, some adjustments were needed as a result of strong winds but no
serious damage. So, the Gnomes are looking at providing a power supply
to enhance the display with some illumination in time for next Christmas.
       Later on in February the electrical testing (Pat testing and more in depth
Electrical checks for safety purposes) will be done and should be
completed by the time you are reading this report.
      As we move on towards spring we are coming into the time when the
Gnomes will be paying more attention to the gardens. Already the bulbs are
starting to break through and it shouldn’t be long until they start to bloom.
The lawn areas will need to be scarified then treated with feed and weed
to keep them looking as good as they can look. The tree that is in the front
garden was pruned back to prevent it growing too high and unmanageable.
A decision will need to be made as to what plants will need to be
purchased, (finances permitting of course).

       At the same time as all this will need to be done, the paint on the
walls of the staircases leading to the Balcony area are flaking and
will need to be scraped and repainted to freshen the area going forward.
      The boiler in the kitchen cupboard developed a leak early in January,
fortunately, it was noticed promptly so damage was minimal and was
repaired in good time.
      There are many other wee jobs the Garden Gnomes undertake as a
matter of routine, checking and sorting the clothing banks to maximise the
income to the Church from them. Replacing some of the wooden borders
around the garden area with wood we have in stock. More of the wooden
borders will have to be replaced as they are rotten, but we’ll need to
purchase wood to do this during the summer period.

       Many other tasks will have been dealt with as they come up, too many
to mention and a lot of them I will have forgotten.
     Any donations of plants or of money towards the summer planting then
please speak to Colin, (senior Garden Gnome).
    As usual, it only leaves me to say a big thankyou to you all, it is only with
your support that the Gnomes can do what we do, and again as usual, If
any of you would like to come along and help, Wednesday afternoons at
around 1 pm is the time.

You would be made most welcome.

   Phil Jordan, (Junior Gnome).   

 

 

 

    

Philip

George

Colin